Jake Griffin
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69 more die of COVID-19 in Illinois, most since mid-JuneOct 21, 2020 1:00 am - State health officials Wednesday reported 69 more Illinois residents have died from COVID-19, the highest single-day total the state has seen since mid-June. COVID-relat...
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Some suburban counties likely to face restrictions amid spike in COVID-19 infectionsOct 19, 2020 1:00 am - DuPage, Kane, Kankakee and Will counties are on the verge of having state-mandated restrictions imposed after their COVID-19 test positivity rates surpassed warning thre...
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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 ...