Jake Griffin
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Des Plaines man killed in hit-and-run Monday nightDec 28, 2021 12:00 am - Des Plaines police are searching for the driver of a vehicle that struck and killed a 41-year-old man late Monday near his home. Ian Clark was walking roughly a block fr...
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Suburbs get 2 inches in season's first snowfallDec 28, 2021 12:00 am - About two inches of snow fell on most of the Chicago suburbs Tuesday, while some areas saw a little more in the first measurable snowfall of this winter. Meteorologists ...
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'Omicron and delta are coming to your party': Pritzker warns against big New Year's gatheringsDec 27, 2021 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker and other health officials are asking Illinois residents to reconsider any significant New Year's holiday plans that may include large gatherings. "Om...
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Staffing shortages force more flight cancellations at O'Hare, MidwayDec 27, 2021 12:00 am - COVID-19 infections created more staffing shortages for a number of U.S. airlines, forcing them to cancel more than 140 flights at both Chicago airports Monday. The Chic...
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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...