Jake Griffin
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DuPage sheriff rolls out new bomb disposal robotJul 01, 2009 11:00 pm - It can climb stairs. It can lift 60-pound packages. It can drag wounded people to safety. It has four cameras. And it can see in the dark. But perhaps the most important...
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DuPage looks to improve veterans' servicesJul 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Looking to ensure DuPage is doing enough for its military veterans, the county board has created a special committee to study program and benefit coordination among vete...
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Fireworks go AWOL; DuPage bomb squad a bit worriedJul 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Hundreds of professional-grade fireworks mortars are missing from an abandoned semitrailer that was burglarized in Woodridge, authorities said Wednesday. Investigators s...
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DuPage forest preserve budget unchangedJun 30, 2009 11:00 pm - The cost of running the DuPage County Forest Preserve District will drop slightly this year. Officials say that's partially because of a February fire that gutted the Oa...
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Alexian conference highlights veterans' mental health issuesJun 27, 2009 11:00 pm - When Michael Henderson returned to his job as a Chicago police officer from his deployment in Afghanistan, he knew he couldn't go back to his patrol job immediately. "Th...
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Traveling vendor stabbed at fairgrounds encampmentJun 26, 2009 11:00 pm - A Florida man is recovering from stab wounds he sustained during an altercation at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton, authorities said Friday. Wheaton police Chie...
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One dead in early morning crash near BurlingtonJun 26, 2009 11:00 pm - A 25-year-old DeKalb man was killed early Saturday morning when he apparently lost control of his vehicle on Plank Road and struck several trees near Burlington, authori...
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DuPage forest preserve cuts employee raisesJun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Saving taxpayers $185,000 will cost DuPage County Forest Preserve employees their raises next year. During recent talks, forest preserve commissioners removed the propos...
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Democrat Harper taking another shot at Biggert's seatJun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - After a quick rise from political obscurity to campaign-fundraising dynamo, Scott Harper is ready for Round 2 against six-term U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert. Harper, a Democrat...
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Aurora man fatally shot, two injured sitting on porchJun 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Aurora police are investigating a shooting late Wednesday that left one man dead and two others wounded. Police said 38-year-old Donald C. Franklin was sitting on his po...