Jake Griffin
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Suburban regions creeping toward harsher COVID-19 restrictionsNov 02, 2020 12:00 am - While state health officials announced 20 more COVID-19 related deaths and an additional 6,222 new cases of the disease Monday, some areas of the state are bracing for t...
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The facts on Illinois' graduated income tax proposalNov 01, 2020 12:00 am - For the past two years, no issue has consumed Illinois politics as much as the proposed graduated income tax plan. Gov. J.B. Pritzker made changing the state's income ta...
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'It was a little ping of joy': Suburban businesses share $15 million in COVID-19 grant fundsOct 30, 2020 1:00 am - Michelle Dacy first thought the email she received offering grant funds for businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic was some kind of scam. But instead of hitting th...
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6,363 new COVID-19 cases: State record again, and now an average of 5,000+ new cases a dayOct 29, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois hit a single-day record of 6,363 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday and is averaging more than 5,000 new cases a day this week. Just two weeks ago, the state was av...
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Why indoor dining is the focus of COVID-19 clampdown controversyOct 28, 2020 1:00 am - This story has been updated to correct information about operating capacity for nonessential businesses. By Saturday, all of the suburbs and Chicago will be under r...
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Chicago put on COVID-19 restrictions as hospitalizations soar; Lake, McHenry counties next?Oct 27, 2020 1:00 am - Chicago is joining many areas of the suburbs and downstate Illinois in facing tightened restrictions on business operations and public gatherings because of a resurgence...
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Medical professionals push back after Trump says COVID-19 cases are inflated to 'get more money'Oct 25, 2020 1:00 am - Medical professionals are on the defensive after President Donald Trump accused “doctors and hospitals” of inflating COVID-19 patient counts to “get more money” during a...
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Fire guts home in Addison, no one injuredOct 25, 2020 1:00 am - No one was injured in a house fire in Addison Sunday evening that caused about $75,000 in damage and left the home uninhabitable. Addison Fire Protection District Chief ...
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Illinois infection rate dips slightly for first time in 3 weeksOct 23, 2020 1:00 am - The state's COVID-19 infection rate dipped slightly to 5.6% on Friday. The decline, though small, was the first time the state's seven-day average infection rate has dro...
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Lobbyists debate effects of graduated income tax plan on Illinois ballotOct 21, 2020 5:30 am - Leaders from two statewide lobbying groups discussed Tuesday how the proposed constitutional amendment that would pave the way for a graduated income tax rate structure ...