Jake Griffin
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Tuba ensemble bellows holiday cheer in NapervilleDec 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Tuba players from throughout the region gathered in downtown Naperville Saturday to entertain shoppers with holiday tunes. "My favorite is the version of Jingle Bells th...
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College of DuPage's ESL changes riles teachersDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Cuts to the English as a Second Language program at College of DuPage have some people worried about its future. College officials are cutting 36 ESL classes for the upc...
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DuPage water board cracks down on staffDec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - The DuPage County Water Commission board is taking access to the body's checkbook away from staff. The decision comes after the board learned staff recently moved $3 mil...
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Small fire at Naperville nursing homeDec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - About 22 Alzheimer's patients were relocated to another wing of a Naperville nursing home as firefighters extinguished a small electrical fire Thursday afternoon. No one...
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DuPage seeks state's help in tree battle with ComEdDec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Negotiations between DuPage County and ComEd over tree-trimming rules along area trails apparently have been severed. So now, in an effort to keep the power company from...
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DuPage forest preserve demanding more from NavistarDec 07, 2009 10:00 pm - New conditions added to a land sale agreement could complicate Navistar's plans to relocate the company's headquarters to Lisle. DuPage County Forest Preserve commission...
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Naperville doctor delivers baby on planeDec 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Dr. John Saran never thought he'd be happy to hear a crying child on a plane. That was until Friday when the Naperville man helped deliver a 5-pound baby boy in the back...
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DuPage taxing bodies reign in ballot questionsDec 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Few government agencies in DuPage County are seeking voter approval for tax increases on the Feb. 2 ballot. Only nine ballot questions were submitted to the DuPage Elect...
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Who's to blame for water commission mess?Dec 03, 2009 10:00 pm - In the wake of the DuPage Water Commission's discovery that at least $19 million has been misappropriated from its reserve fund, the finger-pointing has begun. The comm...
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DuPage water board accidentally spends $19 millionDec 02, 2009 10:00 pm - The DuPage Water Commission is looking to borrow $30 million after mistakenly depleting its reserve fund on operational costs over the past two years. Commission officia...