Jake Griffin
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Local governments can max out property tax levy increases this year. Will they?Sep 10, 2022 1:00 am - For the first time since Illinois created a cap on property tax hikes more than 30 years ago, local governments can seek the maximum 5% increase this year. Because of th...
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How We Got The Story: The evolution of our pandemic coverageSep 10, 2022 1:00 am - Just as the virus itself has changed over the past two and a half years, the Daily Herald's coverage of the pandemic has evolved as well. In the early stages, new inform...
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Why the latest COVID-19 vaccine booster might mark beginning of annual inoculationsSep 09, 2022 1:00 am - State and local public health officials in Illinois were not too surprised this week when the head of the White House COVID-19 Response Team suggested the latest booster...
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St. Charles house fire causes $100,000 in damage, leaves home uninhabitableSep 09, 2022 1:00 am - No injuries were reported from a house fire in St. Charles Thursday evening that caused an estimated $100,000 in damage. Firefighters were called to the home on the 3400...
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Pedestrian dead after being struck by inbound Metra train near ElginSep 07, 2022 1:00 am - Authorities are investigating the death of a 42-year-old man struck by an inbound Metra train Wednesday morning near Elgin's Big Timber depot. Metra officials said the p...
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Ammonia leak at Glendale Heights business forces apartment evacuationsSep 06, 2022 1:00 am - A 40-unit apartment complex in Glendale Heights was evacuated late Monday following an ammonia leak at a nearby manufacturing facility. Glenside Fire Protection District...
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Authorities: Man found shot to death in Antioch apartmentSep 06, 2022 1:00 am - The Lake County Major Crime Task Force is investigating the shooting death of a 42-year-old man found inside an Antioch apartment late Monday and are searching for the s...
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What does Phillips' retirement timing say about Bears at Arlington? Signs look good, mayor saysSep 02, 2022 1:00 am - The retirement of longtime Chicago Bears executive Ted Phillips early next year isn't expected to have much bearing on the team's purchase of Arlington Park and plans to...
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Dog dies after Aurora apartment fire near downtownAug 31, 2022 1:00 am - Aurora Fire Department officials say a dog was killed in an apartment fire earlier this week. Firefighters were called to the two-unit apartment on the 300 block of Spri...
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Why hasn't $1.3 billion Mega Millions winner claimed prize yet?Aug 30, 2022 1:00 am - More than a month has passed since a single ticket purchased at a Des Plaines gas station was announced as the winner of the $1.3 billion jackpot. It could be several mo...