Jake Griffin
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How the pandemic reinvigorated suburban golfOct 16, 2020 1:00 am - For nearly a decade, many publicly owned suburban golf courses rarely met revenue goals and had to rely on additional tax dollars to cover costs. Then came the pandemic....
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State records highest single-day total of new COVID-19 cases: 4,015Oct 15, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois set a single-day record Thursday when 4,015 new cases of COVID-19 were reported by state health officials. At least two suburban counties also set bleak one-day...
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Graduated tax opponents say small business will sufferOct 14, 2020 1:00 am - An online panel discussion hosted by the Lincoln Forum about the proposed constitutional change to the state's income tax law focused largely on the effects to business ...
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Suburban infection rates climb as death toll tops 9,000Oct 13, 2020 1:00 am - The death toll from COVID-19 has topped 9,000 in Illinois as infection rates in suburban counties are climbing again. The Illinois Department of Public Health announced ...
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Lake County exceeds state's COVID-19 warning levelsOct 09, 2020 1:00 am - Lake County is one of 26 Illinois counties state health officials placed at a warning level for an increased risk of contracting COVID-19 on Friday. Counties are placed ...
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New COVID-19 cases exceed 3,000 for the first time since MayOct 08, 2020 1:00 am - The number of new COVID-19 cases in a day exceeded 3,000 Thursday for the first time since mid-May. State health officials announced 32 more Illinois residents have died...
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Police release suspect, no charges in Villa Park woman's deathOct 07, 2020 1:00 am - Police released a person from custody Wednesday after determining a Villa Park woman fatally stabbed and shot herself on the Northwest Side of Chicago, according to the ...
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Watch Zoom debate on merits of graduated income tax amendmentOct 06, 2020 5:30 am - A graduated tax proposal voters face on their election ballots can't solve Illinois' pension funding gap, people on opposite sides of the issue agreed Monday. But their ...
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32 new deaths, 1,617 cases as some suburban county infection rates climbing againOct 06, 2020 1:00 am - Will County's seven-day average COVID-19 infection rate is on the rise again, up to 5%, the highest level among the Chicago and the collar counties. Less than a month af...
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Illinois COVID-19 deaths climb in September, driven by downstate casesOct 01, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois is experiencing a surge in COVID-19 deaths compared to the tolls in summer months, driven by cases downstate. With 655 COVID-19 deaths, September saw a 23% incr...