Jake Griffin
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128 new Illinois coronavirus cases — 24 more at Willowbrook nursing homeMar 18, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Illinois has 128 newly confirmed cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus, including 24 new infections at the Willowbrook nursing home that already...
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What you need to know to vote today (even given the coronavirus)Mar 17, 2020 5:00 am - Tuesday is the last chance to cast a ballot in Illinois' primary election, where voters will choose which candidates will represent their party in presidential, congress...
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Watchdog: Illinois' early pot tax revenues outpacing other statesMar 14, 2020 1:00 am - By Jake Griffin jgriffin@dailyherald.com Tax revenue from recreational marijuana sales in Illinois is outpacing what several other states received in the early months of...
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Chicago, Joliet archdioceses suspend public MassMar 13, 2020 1:00 am - Catholic leaders are taking the rare step of canceling weekend Masses in Chicago and many suburbs in response to public health guidelines limiting large gatherings to tr...
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Coronavirus not slowing early voting, but suburban election officials are taking precautionsMar 09, 2020 1:00 am - Suburban voters haven't been scared away from early voting by coronavirus fears, according to suburban election officials. But that hasn't stopped officials from stockpi...
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Tax woes for Harvest Bible Chapel propertiesMar 07, 2020 1:00 am - Exemptions at two properties called into question
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Nearly $35 million in February marijuana salesMar 04, 2020 12:00 am - Marijuana users spent almost $35 million in February, according to state figures. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation reported Wednesday tha...
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Patient at University of Chicago hospital tests negative for coronavirusMar 03, 2020 12:00 am - University of Chicago Medical Center officials said Tuesday night that tests on a patient they feared would be the state's fifth person to be diagnosed with the COVID-19...
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Why this winter's snow forecasts keep flummoxing meteorologistsFeb 24, 2020 12:00 am - After a brief warmup this weekend, many hardened Chicagoans were already bracing themselves for the winter weather to return in force. Some forecasts over the weekend re...
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Marijuana taxes generate $7.3 million in first monthFeb 24, 2020 12:00 am - The first month of legal recreational marijuana sales in Illinois generated more than $7.3 million in marijuana tax revenue for state. The Illinois Department of Revenue...