Jake Griffin
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Illinois averaging 8,011 new COVID-19 cases a day, the highest level in a yearDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - The seven-day average number of new COVID-19 cases being reported in Illinois has climbed back over 8,000 for the first time in a year. The state is now averaging 8,011 ...
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After one year, how are the suburbs and Illinois doing in vaccinations?Dec 15, 2021 12:00 am - It's been one full year since the first COVID-19 vaccine inoculation was recorded in Illinois. In that time, 8,025,629 residents have been fully vaccinated, according to...
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Omicron variant confirmed in suburban Cook County residentDec 15, 2021 12:00 am - Cook County Department of Public Health officials announced the omicron variant has been diagnosed in at least one person recently infected with COVID-19, and they are a...
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'These women were amazing': Nearly 40 horses rescued from stable fire near ElginDec 15, 2021 12:00 am - South Elgin & Countryside Fire Protection District firefighter Jon Pollock had just finished his shift when he got a call at about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday from his father aler...
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Freddy the fox still has a drain pipe around his neck, but his kids are chipping away at itDec 14, 2021 12:00 am - Good parenting has apparently paid off for a red fox that got an eight-inch plastic drain pipe stuck around his neck more than a year ago. Nicknamed Freddy by Bartlett r...
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Illinois COVID hospitalizations up 20% from week agoDec 14, 2021 12:00 am - State health officials Tuesday reported 3,628 COVID-19 patients were being treated at hospitals throughout Illinois. That's up 20% from a week ago and is 115 more patien...
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Hospitalizations continue to rise because of the unvaccinated, state health officials sayDec 13, 2021 12:00 am - COVID-19 hospitalizations in Illinois are back above 3,500 for the first time in 11 months, and health officials are placing the blame largely on the unvaccinated. Advoc...
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Glendale Heights garage fire renders home uninhabitableDec 13, 2021 12:00 am - No injuries were reported from a garage fire Sunday afternoon in Glendale Heights that left the home with more than $140,000 in damage and rendered it uninhabitable. Gle...
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RV fire damages detached garage in AntiochDec 13, 2021 12:00 am - A recreational vehicle parked outside a detached garage at an Antioch home likely sparked a Sunday night fire that caused roughly $50,000 in damage, Antioch Fire Protect...
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Firefighter injured in Bloomingdale townhouse fireDec 10, 2021 12:00 am - A Bloomingdale Fire Protection District firefighter suffered minor injuries battling a blaze at a townhouse unit late Thursday. Fire officials said the firefighter was t...