Jake Griffin
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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...
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Forecasters warn of 'torrential downpours' today, flash floodingJun 28, 2021 1:00 am - A flash flood watch has been issued by the National Weather Service for Cook, DuPage, Kane and Will counties through Tuesday evening as rain showers are expected to move...
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Will border states' COVID-19 uptick affect Illinois?Jun 26, 2021 1:00 am - While Illinois is enjoying one of the lowest per capita rates of new COVID-19 cases in the country, most bordering states are on the opposite end of that spectrum. Illin...
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'You couldn't see a thing': Nighttime tornadoes are rare but more dangerousJun 26, 2021 1:00 am - Of the more than 220 tornadoes that have touched down in the six-county Chicago area since 1950, just 17 have happened overnight like the one that tore through parts of ...