Jake Griffin
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Minus 31? Why has it been so cold in Aurora?Jan 15, 2009 10:00 pm - It hasn't been easy for anyone to deal with these subzero temperatures besetting the region lately, but according to local meteorologists it's tougher in Aurora than any...
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Report: GPS might have prevented fatal chopper crashJan 15, 2009 10:00 pm - A global positioning device used in the medical helicopter that crashed in Aurora killing four people was not equipped with a system that could detect terrain and warn o...
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Edward Hospital CEO tells of her role in ferreting out corruptionJan 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Pam Davis believes vengeance has prevented her from building a new hospital in Plainfield. The CEO of Edward Hospital in Naperville said Wednesday she believes there are...
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DuPage County puts 'checkbook' onlineJan 13, 2009 10:00 pm - Only a month into his new gig, DuPage County Auditor Bob Grogan did something the county board has been attempting for years. He posted the county's monthly expenditure ...
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DuPage Co. election director under investigation for business tiesJan 13, 2009 10:00 pm - Under fire from a local watchdog group, DuPage County Election Commission Executive Director Robert Saar is cutting his financial ties with a local business that does wo...
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New owners found for most rabbits left homeless after evictionJan 12, 2009 10:00 pm - The math usually associated with rabbits is multiplication, but animal control workers in DuPage County have been busy subtracting bunnies since taking in 69 of the crit...
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New I-88 interchange opens in NapervilleJan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - The long-awaited reconfiguration of the I-88/Naperville Road interchange opens today, a project that also connects Warrenville and Diehl roads through a new commercial d...
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Senior tax deferral program expected to growJan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - A property tax deferral program aimed at low-income seniors in DuPage County is expected to grow in popularity this year. Treasurer Gwen Henry the anticipated need is pr...
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Ribfest generates $712,000 for area charitiesJan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - More than 50 Naperville-area charities that help fight child abuse will receive a portion of the haul from last year's Naperville Exchange Club Ribfest at a ceremony nex...
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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...