Jake Griffin
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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...
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Is your park district also a landlord? And what rent does it charge?Feb 22, 2020 12:00 am - Ryan Risinger might have the shortest commute of any park district director in the suburbs. That's if you call the roughly 200-foot walk from his house on Bernard Drive ...
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I-90 fully open in Hoffman Estates after semi overturnsFeb 22, 2020 12:00 am - An overturned tractor-trailer on inbound Interstate 90 at Beverly Road in Hoffman Estates closed the toll road for more than an hour Saturday afternoon and cleanup is st...
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Man killed trying to cross road in PalatineFeb 22, 2020 12:00 am - Palatine police said a 68-year-old man was killed trying to cross South Quentin Road late Friday night. The unidentified pedestrian was struck at about 8:25 p.m. on the ...
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Man found dead in Naperville apartment fireFeb 22, 2020 12:00 am - Naperville firefighters responding to an alarm at an apartment complex Saturday morning found an unidentified man dead inside a first-floor unit. Firefighters were alert...
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Standoff suspect now facing sex assault, child porn chargesFeb 22, 2020 12:00 am - A McHenry man who barricaded himself inside of a Crystal Lake home's bathroom for several hours Friday evening is now facing multiple felony charges, including sexual as...
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Urlacher's political future unclear after gambling indictmentFeb 21, 2020 12:00 am - Mettawa Mayor Casey Urlacher's political future remains unclear a day after it was announced he and nine others were indicted on federal gambling, money laundering and c...
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Mettawa Mayor Casey Urlacher indicted in connection with illegal gambling ringFeb 20, 2020 12:00 am - Casey Urlacher, the mayor of North suburban Mettawa and brother of Chicago Bears icon Brian Urlacher, is charged along with nine others in connection with an illegal off...