Jake Griffin
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Authorities: 80-year-old man intentionally set Arlington Heights apartment fireJan 07, 2022 12:00 am - Arlington Heights police have detained an 80-year-old man they said set fire to his former apartment in a 96-unit complex early Friday, displacing dozens of residents. N...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations dip for first time since Dec. 24 as suburbs hit vaccination milestonesJan 07, 2022 12:00 am - State health officials Friday reported 7,096 COVID-19 patients were being treated in hospitals throughout Illinois — two fewer patients than the day before. It's the fir...
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NorthShore, Edward-Elmhurst hospital groups merger approved by regulatorsJan 06, 2022 8:00 am - Federal and state regulators have approved a merger by two suburban hospital groups creating the third-largest medical system in the state. Officials from NorthShore Uni...
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Daily COVID-19 deaths in Illinois hit triple digits for first time since last FebruaryJan 06, 2022 12:00 am - Illinois recorded more than 100 COVID-19 deaths in a single day for the first time since February of last year. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 104 mor...
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COVID-19 testing sites are popping up. Here's how you can avoid questionable ones.Jan 06, 2022 12:00 am - As new cases of COVID-19 have grown in recent weeks, so have complaints about several suburban testing clinics that have left customers without promised results or delay...
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Fewer than 10% of suburban ICU hospital beds are availableJan 05, 2022 12:00 am - Illinois Department of Public Health officials are reporting fewer than 10% of staffed intensive care beds at suburban hospitals are available. Of the 1,282 staffed ICU ...
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NorthShore, Edward-Elmhurst hospital groups merger approved by regulatorsJan 05, 2022 12:00 am - Federal and state regulators have approved a merger by two suburban hospital groups creating the third-largest medical system in the state. Officials from NorthShore Uni...
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Illinois surpasses 28,000 COVID-19 deaths, as hospitalizations hit all-time high againJan 04, 2022 12:00 am - COVID-19 has now killed more than 28,000 Illinois residents. Illinois Department of Public Health officials reported the bleak milestone Tuesday, after 79 more COVID-19 ...
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'Frustrating and tragic': Illinois sets new COVID-19 hospitalization recordJan 03, 2022 12:00 am - More COVID-19 patients are currently hospitalized in Illinois than at any other point of the pandemic. That's according to new Illinois Department of Public Health data ...
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One person injured in Crystal Lake apartment fireJan 03, 2022 12:00 am - Crystal Lake Fire Department officials said one person suffered burns during a Sunday evening apartment fire that displaced 14 people. Firefighters were alerted to the b...