Jake Griffin
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Recycling program's success adds to county's costsJan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Operating costs of DuPage County's latex paint recycling program spiked nearly $6,500 last year, but that's because workers took in more than 11 tons of electronics as w...
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Naperville real estate agent pleads to arsonsJan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - A Naperville real estate broker pleaded guilty to setting fire to several houses under construction and faces up to seven years in prison for his crimes. Richard J. Knap...
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DuPage Co. gears up for MLK DayJan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Even before voters elected the nation's first African-American president, organizers of DuPage County's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration were seizing on Bar...
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Schillerstrom to cooperate with board in filling vacant seatJan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - DuPage County Board Chairman Robert Schillerstrom is promising cooperation with the board selecting a replacement for outgoing District 5 board member Michael Connelly. ...
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Wheaton man gets 22-year sentence for 12th burglary convictionDec 29, 2008 10:00 pm - It will be at least 11 years before Tracy Hopkins can try to burglarize another home. The 45-year-old Wheaton man was sentenced to 22 years in prison Monday for stealing...
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DuPage woman designs ornament for White HouseDec 24, 2008 10:00 pm - A DuPage County woman with special needs was one of several artists chosen to display ornaments they designed on a White House Christmas tree. JoAnn Johnson of Woodridge...
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Zoe Koz is still small, fiesty as she approaches fifth birthdayDec 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Zoe Koz is acting silly. She's speaking in a whispy, high-pitched voice proclaiming her age to be "just" two. "And that's it," she says. But she's not. Just looking at h...
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From ashes of a house fire comes woman's 'best Christmas'Dec 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Just two weeks ago, Rosemary Blau lost almost everything when a fire gutted her West Chicago townhouse. And that's why she's declared this will be her best Christmas eve...
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COD trustee strikes back against college, board chairmanDec 23, 2008 10:00 pm - One of the three female former College of DuPage trustees being sued by board Chairman Micheal McKinnon for defamation is suing back. Mary Mack filed a countersuit Monda...
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Jailed Aurora gymnastics instructor faces new charges of perjuryDec 21, 2008 10:00 pm - The jailed Aurora gymnastics coach accused of fondling former students will have to wait until after the holidays to find out whether he'll be allowed to post bond, but ...