Jake Griffin
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Bodycam footage shows knife-wielding suspect charge Aurora police before they shootFeb 13, 2023 12:00 am - Footage from body-worn cameras shows a knife-wielding suspect charge police after an officer shot him with less-than-lethal pepper ball projectiles during a standoff ear...
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Streamwood condo fire leaves 8 units uninhabitableFeb 13, 2023 12:00 am - An early morning fire at a Streamwood condominium complex significantly damaged two units and left eight units uninhabitable. Streamwood firefighters were called to the ...
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Why Illinois is having a hard time filling state government jobsFeb 11, 2023 12:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify a proposal to reduce academy training for corrections officers. Roughly 13% of all state government jobs in Il...
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Woman hurt, two cats killed in Huntley house fireFeb 09, 2023 12:00 am - A woman was hospitalized after a house fire in Huntley late Wednesday that also killed two cats. Huntley Fire Protection District officials said they were called to the ...
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What suburban school districts are paying to attract substitute teachersFeb 04, 2023 12:00 am - Even before the first semester was up, the Round Lake Area Unit District 116 school board was on its way to increasing the base pay for substitute teachers for the secon...
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Illinois COVID-19 hospitalizations at lowest point in four monthsFeb 03, 2023 12:00 am - Hospitals statewide are treating the fewest COVID-19 patients since Oct. 1. Illinois Department of Public Health records show Illinois hospitals were treating 861 COVID-...
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A 50 degree swing in temperatures? Below zero temps Friday, warmer this weekendFeb 02, 2023 12:00 am - The Chicago area could see a 50-degree swing in temperatures in the coming days, according to forecasts from the National Weather Service office in Romeoville. That all ...
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Chicago man ejected from vehicle after crash near HuntleyFeb 01, 2023 12:00 am - Illinois State Police officials said a 41-year-old Chicago man was seriously injured late Tuesday when the SUV he was driving on Interstate 90 crashed into the rear of a...
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Autopsy determines that man found dead in Elgin was fatally stabbedJan 31, 2023 12:00 am - The Kane County coroner's office has identified a 37-year-old Elgin man who was stabbed to death Saturday. Police were called to the 700 block of West Highland Avenue ju...
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Driver dies after two-vehicle crash near BensenvilleJan 31, 2023 12:00 am - A Romeoville man was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 294 near Bensenville Monday afternoon. Illinois State Police said 61-year-old Scott A. McGuire was drivi...