Jake Griffin is a Tax Watchdog Editor for the Daily Herald, a newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois. Jake specializes in reporting on local news and issues related to taxes, public pensions, and law enforcement in the Arlington Heights area.
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Jake Griffin's coverage predominantly focuses on local breaking news, particularly incidents related to crime, tragedy, and evolving stories. He seems interested in topics such as public pension funding, house fires, car accidents, crime-related incidents like stabbings and shootings.
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By: Jake Griffin
A 19-year-old man is facing multiple traffic-related charges in two jurisdictions after fleeing from police in Prospect Heights and crashing into a semitractor-trailer in Arlington Heights Tuesday mor...
By: Jake Griffin
An Aurora man is facing weapons and drug charges after being arrested in Naperville late last week. Alfonso Peregrino-Becerra, 31, was arrested Nov. 14 after an eight-month investigation into drug sal...
By: Jake Griffin
Mount Prospect police confiscated guns from a home Monday after a middle school student posted threats on social media. Police officials learned of the threat Sunday when the unnamed 14-year-old Linco...
By: Jake Griffin
The first hint of winter weather is expected tonight when a mix of rain and snow showers moves through the area.
Elgin police said a woman suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening after being shot Tuesday evening. Police were called to the 400 block of South Belmont Street at about 6:30 p.m. T...
The season’s first hint of winter is expected late Wednesday with snowfall expected throughout much of the suburbs.
By: Jake Griffin
Vernon Hills police say they have arrested a North Chicago man for a shooting Thursday night that left one person critically injured.
One person is dead following a house Thursday night near St. Charles, ABC 7 Chicago is reporting. According to the report, firefighters were dispatched to the two-story, single-family home on the 39W5...
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Delegates at the annual Illinois Association of School Boards conference are expected to vote Saturday on a measure calling for future board candidates to submit criminal background checks with their ...
By: Jake Griffin
A 16-year-old Hinsdale South High School student is being held in a juvenile detention center after authorities said he brought a loaded handgun to school Thursday. Unnamed because the student is a ju...
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