Jake Griffin
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'We had nothing to fight them off with'May 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Cloaked by the setting sun dipping into the Indian Ocean, a speedboat filled with Somali pirates armed with rocket launchers and assault rifles hastily closed in on the ...
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Suspect in Bolingbrook murder ends manhunt, turns himself inMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - A Rockford man charged with stabbing a Bolingbrook woman to death and shooting two men during a domestic dispute turned himself into police. Karl O. Tynes, 28, is being ...
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Death looking better than taxes for DuPage Co. homeownersMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - DuPage County homeowners have their property tax bills, with a first installment due in two weeks, and are on the hook for the lion's share of the more than $100 million...
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Soto is ready for Bensenville's numerous challengesMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Frank Soto is the first to admit he has lots of work ahead of him after being elected Bensenville's village president in April. After Soto's party ousted longtime Villag...
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No arrests in Roselle 3-year-old's shooting deathMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago police said Monday no arrests have been made in connection with the weekend shooting death of a 3-year-old boy from Roselle. Police said the shooting of Jaquan R...
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Man arrested in connection with Glendale Hts. bank robberyMay 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Glendale Heights police have arrested a 40-year-old Wheaton man they believe is responsible for a Thursday afternoon bank robbery. Police said Aberilla G. Seferini walke...
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Happiness is a free lunch in Glendale HeightsMay 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Servers at WingTown Grill in Glendale Heights should have stretched out before getting to work Friday. A lunchtime promotion had them lugging nearly 200 pounds of free c...
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Lisle teens charged with beating, robbing video store clerkMay 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Two 16-year-old Lisle boys are in custody after police say they beat and robbed a video store clerk in Lisle before stealing her car. Police said the woman suffered mult...
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Biggert puts spotlight on treatment of Afghani womenMay 13, 2009 11:00 pm - After three days in Afghanistan as part of an all-female congressional delegation visiting the war zone, U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert said she remains concerned about the trea...
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Uninsured costs skyrocket at Edward HospitalMay 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Costs to cover under- or uninsured patients at Edward Hospital in Naperville increased by nearly 50 percent last year. Edward officials said they spent nearly $9 million...