Jake Griffin
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GOP takes aim at Democratic candidate who voted RepublicanMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Tom Cullerton declared himself a Republican when he pulled a ballot for the Feb. 5 primary. Less than two months later, he was seeking a state Senate seat as a Democrat....
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ComEd pursuing $2 million tax refundMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - ComEd wants a $2 million refund on last year's property tax bill in DuPage County. The utility giant is asking for a 90 percent reduction in the assessed value of its pr...
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Pothole haters, rejoice! Repairs start soonMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Crews will begin patching potholes along state roads in DuPage County next week as part of a nearly two-month repair program in three suburban counties. The pothole prob...
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Forest board aims for new archery facilityMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Plans for a $504,000 archery range at Blackwell Forest Preserve in Warrenville would nearly triple the capacity of the current, makeshift site. The DuPage County Forest ...
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Volunteer triple threat scores DuPage forest preserve honorMay 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Being named volunteer of the year isn't the best prize Harry Holland has received since he began working with the DuPage County Forest Preserve in 2003. "My wife and I m...
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Reward for 'rare breed'May 04, 2008 11:00 pm - No one was as surprised to find out Kay Richards was getting a lifetime achievement award as Kay Richards. "I thought that would be done down the road a-ways," she said....
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Couple loses inheritance, gets jail time after bilking elderly fatherMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Clyde Motts willed his only son nearly half of the $1 million he had put aside. But John Motts wanted it all. Now he won't get a penny. DuPage County Judge Mark Dwyer to...
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Edward ends special ed program, 38 students displacedMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Citing budgetary challenges, Edward Hospital officials announced Thursday they are shuttering a special education program that serves 38 students from 17 area school dis...
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Survivor shares story of plane crash, spiritual takeoffMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - The crash-landing of United Airlines Flight 232 is widely regarded as one of the most amazing feats of aeronautical improvisation. The Schaumburg business owner who walk...
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Wright and Obama: What black clergy here thinkApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Democratic presidential front-runner Barack Obama's public rebuke Tuesday of his former pastor was met with strong -- but varied -- reactions by suburban black clergy. S...