Jake Griffin
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Wednesday night blaze destroys Addison home's garageJan 20, 2022 12:00 am - A late-night fire Wednesday destroyed the detached garage of an Addison home, but firefighters kept the blaze from spreading, allowing residents to return to the house. ...
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Suburban COVID-19 case positivity rates rapidly declineJan 20, 2022 12:00 am - Almost as rapidly as they climbed, suburban seven-day COVID-19 case positivity rates are falling. The combined seven-day case positivity rate for suburban Cook County al...
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Pritzker 'cautiously optimistic' about nearly 10% drop in COVID-19 hospitalizationsJan 19, 2022 12:00 am - COVID-19 hospitalizations continued their weeklong decline Wednesday, now down 9.8% from a week ago. Gov. J.B. Pritzker called the steady drop in patients over the past ...
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Illinois surpasses 20 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administeredJan 18, 2022 12:00 am - Hospitalizations for COVID-19 dropped over the holiday weekend, while Illinois vaccine providers have now administered more than 20 million doses to residents and worker...
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Peckish for poultry? Chicken chains battle it out in the suburbsJan 16, 2022 12:00 am - Why does someone in the suburbs cross the road? To get to the chicken restaurant on the other side. If you've got a hankerin' for poultry, there's a good chance you can ...
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Malfunctioning torch sparks Addison house fireJan 14, 2022 12:00 am - An Addison homeowner tried to extinguish a malfunctioning handheld gas torch in a basement toilet Thursday evening, sparking a fire that Addison Fire Protection District...
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COVID-19 testing pop-ups halt operations after complaintsJan 14, 2022 12:00 am - A company running multiple COVID-19 testing clinics throughout the suburbs has halted operations amid complaints from clients about missing results and reports of pendin...
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Why suburban retailers once again are struggling to keep shelves stockedJan 12, 2022 12:00 am - If you can't seem to find what you're looking for in many stores once again, you're not alone. Retail industry experts say a bevy of issues again has caused large bare s...
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Wife dies, husband sickened after Elgin carbon monoxide leakJan 10, 2022 12:00 am - An Elgin woman died and her husband was sickened following a carbon monoxide leak in their Elgin home Sunday. Elgin fire crews responded just after 9 a.m. to the home on...
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The higher the vaccination rate, the lower the death rate: How Illinois is proving itJan 08, 2022 12:00 am - Before COVID-19 vaccines became available in late 2020, the virus had claimed 145 of every 100,000 Illinois residents. That was the 11th highest mortality rate for COVID...