Jake Griffin
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Aurora says there are no plans to lay off 71 officersSep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - A misinterpreted budgeting exercise is being blamed for a rumor that began circulating in Aurora's public safety circles last week that police Chief Greg Thomas planned ...
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Committee wants to trim DuPage capital costsSep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - The DuPage County Board's finance committee is looking to shave some dollars off an already meager proposed capital improvement budget. At $76.4 million, Chairman Robert...
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Hammer + brick + bed of nails = COD professor's faith in physicsSep 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Sandwiched between two beds of nails topped with a cinder block and a sledgehammer-wielding colleague standing above him, College of DuPage Professor David Fazzini was r...
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DuPage Democrats setting 2010 slate in hopes of loosening GOP holdSep 21, 2009 11:00 pm - The DuPage County Democratic Party's attempt to loosen their Republican counterparts' stranglehold on countywide elected offices is beginning anew. Party leaders have be...
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Olson launches ethics reform bid in DuPageSep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Not content with the preliminary amendments to DuPage County's ethics ordinance, board member Debra Olson is offering a laundry list of her own that she'll also abide by...
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Lombard man found guilty of attacking pregnant girlfriendSep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - It took a DuPage County jury about two hours Wednesday evening to find a 31-year-old Lombard man guilty of a variety of felonies in connection with the Valentine's Day a...
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Girlfriend recants story of Valentine's Day attackSep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Prosecutors trying a 31-year-old Lombard man for a Valentine's Day attack on his pregnant girlfriend found an uncooperative witness in their victim. Turkessa Peters admi...
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DuPage health care forum draws smaller crowdSep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Ready for a crowd of 600 to attend Tuesday's health care forum hosted by three Democratic DuPage County Board members, barely 100 showed. Board member Dirk Enger said th...
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No raises for DuPage employees in Schillerstrom budgetSep 14, 2009 11:00 pm - DuPage County Board Chairman Robert Schillerstrom's proposed budget for the coming year anticipates a $3.9 million drop in revenue and offers no raises for county employ...
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Trial starts for Lombard man accused of terrorizing pregnant girlfriendSep 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Jury selection began Monday for a 31-year-old Lombard man accused of breaking into his pregnant ex-girlfriend's apartment on Valentine's Day and holding a gun to her hea...