Jake Griffin
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Illegal grilling likely cause of apt. fire that displaced 107 peopleAug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Investigators believe an illegally operated barbecue grill sparked a weekend apartment fire that displaced more than 100 people in West Chicago. "They just finished buil...
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Many cities restrict apartment barbecuesAug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - West Chicago is like many towns when it comes to grilling on the deck of an apartment unit. It's usually not allowed. Many places abide by a 2001 International Fire Code...
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Jury: Oak Brook didn't discriminate against disabledAug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - A federal jury ruled Friday that Oak Brook leaders did not discriminate against disabled individuals when they rejected a DuPage Housing Authority proposal to turn an ol...
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Ex-Glenbard S. student gets 90 days for pushing assistant principalAug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - A former Glenbard South High School sophomore was sentenced to 90 days in jail Friday for shoving a female assistant principal during a scuffle with another student. Mau...
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DuPage official joins fight to protect Oakbrook Terrace parkAug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - DuPage County Board member Patrick O'Shea is joining the fight against a proposed quarter-mile extension of Ardmore Avenue adjacent to a park and bike path in Oakbrook T...
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Glen Ellyn father's efforts help other grieving familiesAug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Every year there's a party for a 6-year-old girl who can never attend. A father holds the event to celebrate his daughter's short life and, at the same time, raise funds...
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DuPage probation employees get 4-year contractAug 11, 2008 11:00 pm - DuPage County's nearly 150 unionized probation department employees are on the verge of receiving a new four-year contract that could net some longtime workers a 16 perc...
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200,000 state residents haven't applied for stimulus checksAug 09, 2008 11:00 pm - More than 200,000 Illinois residents, mostly seniors, have not applied for their economic stimulus checks. That accounts for nearly $63 million in unclaimed tax rebates....
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Why hall of fame came calling for Prairie PathAug 09, 2008 11:00 pm - They were first. A schoolteacher's idea, viewed as pie-in-the-sky by some, sparked a movement to create a 62-mile path of crushed limestone along the route of an abandon...
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Bulls top draft pick Rose greets young fanAug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Someone needs to tell Chicago Bulls No. 1 draft pick Derrick Rose that it's the fans that are supposed to be nervous around him, not the other way around. The 19-year-ol...