Jake Griffin
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Illinois announces 23 more COVID-19 deaths, 974 new casesJun 01, 2020 1:00 am - State health officials announced Monday that 23 more residents have died as a result of the novel coronavirus outbreak, while another 974 are infected with the disease. ...
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State enters Phase 3 as COVID-19 claims 86 more livesMay 29, 2020 1:00 am - As restrictions on business operations and gatherings loosened Friday throughout the state, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and state health officials congratulated residents on thei...
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160 new deaths bring state's COVID-19 toll past 5,000; contact tracing ramping upMay 27, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct that the state announced 160 more deaths Wednesday. The state's death toll from COVID-19 infections surpassed ...
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How We Got The Story: The frustrations, challenges of covering the governor's COVID-19 briefingsMay 27, 2020 1:00 am - For nearly three months, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has been providing almost daily updates about the state's battle against the spread of the COVID-19 infection. Repor...
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State's COVID-19 infection rate continues to decline; 87 more deadMay 21, 2020 1:00 am - For the first time since the Illinois Department of Public Health began reporting COVID-19 testing figures, the state's seven-day infection rate average is below 10%. Th...
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Schaumburg man dies after crash in ChicagoMay 21, 2020 1:00 am - A 63-year-old Schaumburg man pronounced dead after the car he was driving crashed into a tree in Chicago late Wednesday died as a result a pulmonary thromboembolism, or ...
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State has spent nearly $240 million on COVID-19 responseMay 21, 2020 1:00 am - In 51 days, Illinois spent almost $240 million on equipment, personnel and other items related to the state's battle against the spread of COVID-19. That's roughly $4.6 ...
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Resident injured in Huntley house fireMay 20, 2020 1:00 am - One person was injured in a late night house fire in Huntley Tuesday. Huntley Fire Protection District officials said a man living in a single-story home on the 10600 bl...
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Study: McHenry, Will counties have higher-risk COVID-19 populationsMay 19, 2020 1:00 am - McHenry and Will counties have not been hit as hard by coronavirus as some other parts of the Chicago area but might see greater devastation if an outbreak occurs becaus...
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Outbreak 'falling from our peak' as Pritzker touts per capita testing rateMay 19, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois is now leading the nation's most populated states in per capita COVID-19 testing, Gov. J.B. Pritzker reported Tuesday during his daily briefing. "Over the last ...