Jake Griffin
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Finding weapons to fight spread of COVID-19Jul 23, 2020 11:00 pm - With health officials warning that COVID-19 could remain a danger for years, even after a vaccine is approved, researchers around the globe are looking into ways to keep...
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State warns of suburban uptick in new COVID-19 casesJul 23, 2020 11:00 pm - Kane County is the only Chicago-area metropolitan county that didn't exceed the state's warning level for new cases per capita last week. The metric shows Chicago, subur...
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Highest one-day infection count in Illinois since early JuneJul 21, 2020 11:00 pm - State health officials announced Wednesday that 23 more Illinois residents have died from COVID-19, while an additional 1,598 people have been infected. That's the large...
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Early morning fire near Gages Lake destroys houseJul 21, 2020 11:00 pm - An early morning fire in Gages Lakes Wednesday destroyed a two-story, single-family house, Grayslake Fire Protection District officials said. Firefighters were called to...
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No injuries reported from fire at Villa Park businessJul 20, 2020 11:00 pm - Villa Park Fire Department officials said no one was injured when oily rags ignited late Monday at a business that specializes in cleaning restaurant linens and uniforms...
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6 more dead as Illinois reports second-highest COVID-19 infection rate this monthJul 20, 2020 1:00 am - With nearly 1,200 new COVID-19 cases announced Monday, Illinois saw the second-highest daily infection rate this month at 3.4% with the results of 34,598 tests. In addit...
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Suburban congregations, private schools received millions in PPP loansJul 13, 2020 5:30 am - At least 187 churches, synagogues, faith-based private schools and other religious institutions in 60 suburbs received more than $166 million in forgivable loans from th...
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COVID-19 infection rate spikes with 1,317 new cases, 25 additional deathsJul 10, 2020 1:00 am - With 1,317 new COVID-19 cases Friday, the state's seven-day average infection rate spiked to 2.9%. That's up from 2.6%, where it had hovered since the end of June. The n...
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1,018 new COVID-19 cases push Illinois past 150,000 infectionsJul 09, 2020 1:00 am - Another 1,018 Illinois residents are infected with COVID-19, which puts the total number of infections over 150,000 since the outbreak began. Another 20 have perished fr...
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Hot-air balloon makes emergency landing in Lake in the Hills neighborhoodJul 08, 2020 1:00 am - An 80-year-old woman passed out during an early morning hot air balloon flight over Lake in the Hills Wednesday morning, causing the pilot to make an emergency landing i...