Jake Griffin
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COVID-19 cases continue climb, but so do vaccinationsAug 16, 2021 1:00 am - Another 9,126 cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed last weekend, including more than 4,000 Saturday, the highest single-day caseload since early April. Other metrics continu...
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New round of vaccination lottery winners announcedAug 13, 2021 1:00 am - Residents in Arlington Heights, Aurora, Hanover Park and Mundelein were among 22 Illinoisans who won $100,000 through the state's vaccination lottery. Gov. J.B. Pritzker...
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As Illinois logs highest COVID-19 counts since April, what now with booster shots?Aug 13, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois is averaging more than 3,000 new COVID-19 cases a day for the first time since mid-April. The state's seven-day rolling average for new cases stands at 3,046, a...
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Several suburbs get millions in COVID-19 relief grantsAug 13, 2021 1:00 am - Several suburban communities are among 74 small towns throughout Illinois slated to receive a portion of more than $40 million in federal COVID-19 relief grants. The gra...
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Casten, Underwood highlight infrastructure bill's environmental positivesAug 10, 2021 1:00 am - Two suburban lawmakers and the White House climate czar toured two national scientific research facilities Tuesday to promote the economic and environmental benefits of ...
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District 203 teachers announce plan to strikeAug 09, 2021 1:00 am - With less than two weeks before the start of the school year, Naperville Unit District 203's teachers union has filed an intent to strike notice with the Illinois Educat...
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After new CDC guidance, here's where suburban school districts stand on masksJul 31, 2021 1:00 am - Despite the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommending schools start the year with everyone wearing masks indoors, many suburban school districts have ...
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COVID-19 cases higher than a year ago, but hospitalizations, deaths downJul 30, 2021 1:00 am - Sixteen months into the pandemic, COVID-19 case counts in Illinois are higher than they were a year ago. Hospitalizations and deaths are lower than at this time last yea...
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Pritzker orders masks inside all state buildingsJul 29, 2021 1:00 am - People working or visiting inside a state-run building will have to wear masks again, even if they're fully vaccinated, following an order issued Thursday by Gov. J.B. P...
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Illinois sees highest single-day vaccination total since JuneJul 29, 2021 1:00 am - COVID-19 vaccinations in Illinois hit their highest level in more than a month Thursday in the face of concern about the delta variant. The Illinois Department of Publi...