Jake Griffin
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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...
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980 new cases and 36 deaths in Illinois; Pritzker calls for national mask ruleJul 08, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker decried the federal response to the COVID-19 outbreak during a congressional hearing Wednesday, as state health officials announced 36 more residents ...
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37 more dead from COVID-19 as Pritzker announces new federal aid for hospitalsJul 07, 2020 1:00 am - State health officials announced Tuesday that 37 more Illinois residents have died from COVID-19 and 587 more were infected. That brings the state's death toll to 7,063 ...
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June was the best month yet for Illinois marijuana dispensariesJul 07, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois marijuana dispensaries sold more than $47.6 million worth of products in June, according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Du...
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How Illinois - with 614 new cases and 6 deaths Monday - compares to COVID-19 hot spot statesJul 06, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois is responsible for less than 2% of the new cases of COVID-19 nationwide between June 28 and July 5, according to figures from the U.S. Centers for Disease Contr...