Jake Griffin
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How suburban hospitals are handling 'long-haul' COVID-19 patientsJul 13, 2021 5:30 am - It was hard enough for Alix Atwell when all four members of her family were stricken with COVID-19 more than a year ago, but the Barrington woman is also what physicians...
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Average daily COVID-19 case rate climbs over 400 in Illinois againJul 09, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois is averaging more than 400 daily new cases of COVID-19 this week for the first time in a month. With Illinois Department of Public Health officials reporting an...
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Four win in initial state lottery for COVID-19 vaccine recipientsJul 08, 2021 1:00 am - Getting a COVID-19 vaccine paid off for a million-dollar lottery winner in Chicago and for three $150,000 scholarship winners, one of them in the suburbs. The first four...
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Illinois hospitals report fewest COVID-19 ICU patients yetJul 08, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois hospitals are reporting the fewest COVID-19 patients in intensive care since state health officials began tracking that figure in early April 2020. According to...
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Pritzker announces vaccine incentive program for frontline state workersJul 07, 2021 1:00 am - Front-line state workers employed at direct care facilities throughout Illinois are eligible for an array of prizes if they have received at least one dose of the COVID-...
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New cases, hospitalizations sneak up as COVID-19 vaccinations dropJul 07, 2021 1:00 am - State health officials today announced 13,135 more COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered throughout Illinois. That brings the total number of vaccine doses admin...
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Illinois reports no COVID-19 deaths for first time in 475 days, but positivity rate ticks upJul 06, 2021 1:00 am - While it might be worthy of an asterisk, Illinois health officials reported no COVID-19 deaths Monday, the first time that's happened since March 16, 2020. That amounts ...
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Suburban firefighters battle three late-night blazesJul 05, 2021 1:00 am - Two homes were completely destroyed and three others suffered significant damage in three separate house fires late Sunday in Carpentersville, Huntley and an unincorpora...
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No requirement for structural inspection of aging suburban high-risesJul 03, 2021 1:00 am - This story has been updated to correct the name of the building in Florida. The suburbs are dotted with multistory residential and office buildings - some even olde...
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Thunderstorms, downpours expected throughout afternoonJun 30, 2021 1:00 am - A soggy morning will eventually give way to more thunderstorms and the potential at times for heavy downpours throughout the suburbs today, according to the National Wea...