Jake Griffin
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Perfect political storm sinks flood control impact fee planApr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - A plan to implement a special fee on all DuPage County property owners for flood control is not going to happen this year. Some believe it never will. Besides the initia...
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Car burglary suspects caught napping with lootApr 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Three men are facing felony vehicle burglary charges after they were found sleeping in a car amid a bounty of ill-gotten electronic devices, authorities said Monday. Aur...
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Webmaster's advice for 'Idol': Let the bad inApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Something's wrong with "American Idol" this season, but that's all right with Dave Della Terza. The DuPage County resident and webmaster of votefortheworst.com -- a site...
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Joliet man suffers burns after I-355 crashApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - A 50-year-old Joliet man suffered serious burns after his SUV caught fire following a crash on I-355 in Woodridge. The crash involving three SUVs occurred around 3:20 p....
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'Worst' webmaster laments Idol's lackluster seasonApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Something's wrong with American Idol this season, but that's all right with Dave Della Terza. The DuPage County resident and webmaster of votefortheworst.com -- a site t...
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Addison family's suit says townhouse owners negligent in son's deathApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - An Addison couple filed a lawsuit Wednesday that blames the owners of several adjacent townhouses for the death of their 5-year-old son. Luis Beltran was killed two year...
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West Chicago dangles housing incentiveApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Using a state incentive program that once helped West Chicago keep businesses in town, the city is now hoping to put it to use in luring new residents. The city council ...
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DuPage workers getting raises of 1.5 percent to 4.5 percentApr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Nearly 2,000 DuPage County employees will be getting raises ranging from 1.5 to 4.5 percent on June 2. Almost all county employees -- except those who may be on some typ...
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DuPage officials defend lobbyist spendingApr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - DuPage County officials say the hundreds of thousands of dollars they spent on lobbyists last year is a value buy. "We spend $18,000 a year to make sure we get our fair ...
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Earthworms are gross, but they help the planetApr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Ashley Summers' lunch leftovers feed the hungry. Hundreds of worms devour apple cores, banana peels, carrot tops and other organic table scraps she and co-workers at Wes...