Jake Griffin
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Aurora man charged with robbery after cops follow footprints to houseFeb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - A 22-year-old Aurora man has been charged with sticking up a food delivery driver, Aurora police said Monday. Police said Guadalupe Garcia robbed a delivery driver from ...
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Primary could be mandate on chairman's cloutFeb 03, 2008 10:00 pm - DuPage County Board Chairman Robert Schillerstrom isn't running for election this year, but you'd never know it from the amount of money he's spending on the board's Rep...
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Tax questions dominate ballotFeb 03, 2008 10:00 pm - It shouldn't surprise DuPage County voters to see Tuesday's primary ballot includes some referendum questions. It's not uncommon in recent years for DuPage to have 20 to...
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Interest rate cuts could aid some referendumsFeb 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Paying off debt related to the myriad tax hike questions on Tuesday's ballot will take less money and time than originally expected. Thanks to the Federal Reserve's inte...
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One month later, smoking ban bad for business?Jan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Smokers are flexing their financial muscle a month into the statewide smoking ban. They aren't exactly boycotting bars, casinos and other places where they used to smoke...
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11 years for woman who embezzled from Addison companyJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - While the Addison company she worked for was going out of business, Jonah Bantug was living in a lavish home and visiting a riverboat casino almost daily. Her lifestyle ...
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Voters: Say no to sales tax hikeJan 29, 2008 10:00 pm - A countywide sales tax hike request on the Feb. 5 ballot is truly a tax that nobody wants. That's because state lawmakers found a way to raise the sales tax for DuPage C...
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Woodridge woman gets three years for cancer ruse, three years for theftJan 29, 2008 10:00 pm - A Woodridge woman was sentenced to three years in prison for forging a doctor's note saying she had ovarian cancer. The ruse was an attempt to avoid a trial on charges o...
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Wheaton native dies in combatJan 28, 2008 10:00 pm - There are 24 smiling faces on Page 24 of Wheaton North High School's 2002 yearbook. They run the gamut from toothy grin to mischievous smirk. But then there's Rob Miller...
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Cops: Alcohol a factor in snowmobile crash that killed CBS 2 anchorJan 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Wisconsin authorities are investigating a snowmobile crash that killed WBBM-TV, Channel 2 morning news anchor Randy Salerno late Thursday. And Salerno's hometown of Crys...