Jake Griffin
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Some suburban hospitals report having no COVID-19 patientsJun 18, 2021 1:00 am - Hospitalizations from COVID-19 statewide have dropped below 500 for the first time since Illinois health officials began tracking caseloads at hospitals more than 14 mon...
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Vaccination could win you a million bucks in Illinois lotteryJun 17, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois will hold lotteries for residents who have received COVID-19 vaccines, or plan to receive the vaccine, that could net adults as much as $1 million and vaccine-e...
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70% of Illinois adults have received one vaccine dose, CDC saysJun 17, 2021 1:00 am - Seventy percent of Illinois adults have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. Illinois is the ...
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Delta variant of coronavirus arrives in Illinois with 64 cases diagnosedJun 15, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois Department of Public Health officials reported Tuesday that 64 cases of the “more transmissible” COVID-19 Delta variant have been diagnosed in the state. While ...
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70,062 more COVID-19 vaccine doses administered statewideJun 15, 2021 1:00 am - Health officials Tuesday announced 70,062 more doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered throughout Illinois. That brings the total number of doses administered ...
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Lake County coroner identifies Waukegan murder victimJun 15, 2021 1:00 am - A 34-year-old Waukegan man has been identified as the victim of an early Sunday morning murder on the city's south side. Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek's office iden...
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Illinois reopens averaging lowest new COVID-19 cases, fewest ICU patientsJun 11, 2021 1:00 am - As businesses and entertainment venues were allowed to fully reopen Friday and operate with full capacity for the first time in 447 days, 42,083 more people got doses of...
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From favorites to long shots, experts outline what really could happen to Arlington ParkJun 11, 2021 1:00 am - Speculation about the future of Arlington Park began long before the iconic horse-racing track's owners put the 326-acre parcel up for sale in February. For years, as th...
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'It's going to be a slow process': Ready or not, Illinois is reopening on FridayJun 10, 2021 5:30 am - While the governor, most public health officials and millions of customers are ready for Illinois businesses and other venues to fully reopen Friday, that's not exactly ...
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Q&A: Dr. Ezike on dealing with the health crisis of a century and what reopening meansJun 10, 2021 1:00 am - Most Illinois residents would have been stumped if asked to name the Illinois Department of Public Health director before March 2020. That's not the case so much anymore...