Jake Griffin

Chicago

Tax Watchdog Editor and Columnist at Daily Herald

Daily Herald tax and government columnist. You should read my stuff and take that seriously; most of my tweets? Not so much. Once scored 833 in Yahtzee.

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Georgia man facing federal charges for threatening West Chicago spiritual mission

3 days ago | dailyherald.com | Jake Griffin

A Georgia man is facing federal charges for threatening a spiritual mission based in West Chicago. Federal agents arrested 33-year-old Jimil Parmar of Lawrenceville, Georgia, last week and charged him with one count of mailing a threatening communication.
Should Cook County dissolve its four suburban mosquito abatement districts?

5 days ago | dailyherald.com | Jake Griffin

Jim Downing, field supervisor for Northwest Mosquito Abatement District, explains how the mosquito fogger sprayers work at their office in Hoffman Estates. Brian Hill/[email protected] More than a bit of buzz surrounds a recently released Civic Federation report calling for the dissolution of four suburban mosquito abatement districts that collectively receive roughly $9.3 million a year in property taxes.
Police: Schaumburg woman shot by neighbor

6 days ago | dailyherald.com | Jake Griffin

Posted April 18, 2025 7:38 am A woman was shot by a neighbor Wednesday afternoon, but the wound is not considered life-threatening, Schaumburg police said. Officers were called to the woman’s home on the 1500 block of Revere Circle just before 4:15 p.m. The woman was transported to a hospital for treatment.
Multiple pets rescued from Lake in the Hills house fire

1 week ago | dailyherald.com | Jake Griffin

Multiple pets were rescued by Huntley Fire Protection District firefighters Tuesday when they responded to a house fire in Lake in the Hills. Courtesy of the Huntley Fire Protection District Firefighters rescued multiple pets from a house fire in Lake in the Hills Tuesday evening that left the home uninhabitable.
Nurses recall starting careers just as COVID-19 pandemic gripped world

2 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Jake Griffin

Samantha Nagel started her first job as an emergency room nurse at Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital just as the COVID-19 pandemic struck in late March 2020 and remains at the hospital five years later. John Starks/[email protected] Samantha Nagel remembers being taught a wide spectrum of things during her time in nursing school. But not how to begin a nursing career just as the world comes to grips with a pandemic.
Crash downs power lines in Glen Ellyn and closes Park Boulevard

2 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Jake Griffin

Posted April 08, 2025 8:19 am A single-vehicle crash in Glen Ellyn early this morning that caused power lines to fall into the roadway has closed a portion of Park Boulevard between Roosevelt Road and Taft Avenue. The crash was reported at about 7 a.m., according to traffic-monitoring website sigalert.com.
What drove voter turnout in some suburban counties this election?

2 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Jake Griffin

A countywide tax hike proposal in Kane County helped spur voter turnout there by more than 10 percentage points from four years ago, records show. Courtesy of Shaw Media Voter turnout in this past Tuesday’s election was largely contingent on tax hike proposals and the contentiousness of the races.
Schaumburg police looking for woman who attempted to lure children into her car

2 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Jake Griffin

A rendering of the woman wanted for attempting to lure two children into her car Friday morning in Schaumburg. Courtesy of the Schaumburg Police Department Schaumburg police are searching for a woman wanted for attempting to lure two children into her car Friday morning.
Driver charged with DUI after crashing into school bus in Mundelein

2 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Jake Griffin

Mundelein police have charged a motorist with drunken driving after a crash involving a school bus early Friday morning. The school bus did not have any children aboard at the time of the crash, police said. The crash happened at about 7:45 a.m. on private property, near the intersection of Butterfield and Allanson roads, police said.
Waukegan woman dies days after crash in Gurnee

3 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Jake Griffin

Posted April 01, 2025 5:19 pm A 74-year-old Waukegan woman has died from injuries suffered in a two-vehicle crash Friday in Gurnee. The Lake County coroner’s office identified the woman as Jane Kennedy. She died Saturday at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville and autopsy results were released Monday.