Jake Griffin
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DuPage first county to ban video gamblingAug 10, 2009 11:00 pm - The DuPage County Board voted unanimously Tuesday to become the first county in Illinois to ban video gambling machines. Other Chicago-area counties may soon follow suit...
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New program gives DuPage kids chance to explore forest preservesAug 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Annissa Williams didn't hesitate to reach into the net she had just used to collect an assortment of insects from the Fullersburg Woods during a new weeklong DuPage Coun...
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Wheaton golf pro Kevin Streelman returns to his rootsAug 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Tips have a different meaning for Kevin Streelman these days. The second-year golf pro used to work for the monetary kind at the Cantigny Golf Course in Wheaton in his y...
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DuPage committee rejects plan to convert house to social clubAug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Attempts to convert a house near West Chicago into a social club for the Islamic Center of Western Suburbs were thwarted by the DuPage County Board's development committ...
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DuPage's Schillerstrom urges towns to pass on video gamblingAug 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Schillerstrom is urging leaders in Illinois cities and counties to reject video gambling machines. However, he doesn't believe com...
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DuPage Co. forest district auction nets $58,000Aug 03, 2009 11:00 pm - A 10-year-old pickup equipped with a snowplow blade was the top moneymaker at the DuPage County Forest Preserve's recent auction of surplus items and lost property. The ...
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Extra dirt adds to cost of DuPage forest projectAug 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Extra dirt is going to cost the DuPage County Forest Preserve hundreds of thousands of dollars. A bad map is being blamed for the additional 35,000 cubic yards of soil t...
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Warrenville man among 10 indicted in tax fraud caseAug 03, 2009 11:00 pm - A 48-year-old Warrenville man was among 10 people recently indicted in a vast tax-fraud scheme that could have netted the group $35 million had it been successful, feder...
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Sheahan joins fray to replace BigginsAug 02, 2009 11:00 pm - At least four Republicans are jockeying to replace outgoing state Rep. Bob Biggins. DuPage County Board member Brien Sheahan of Elmhurst is the latest to throw his hat i...
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Los Lobos brings eclectic musical mix to DuPage FairJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - At the risk of being scolded by an Alaskan Airlines flight attendant for using his phone during the preflight safety rundown, Los Lobos keyboard player and producer Stev...