Jake Griffin
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Preckwinkle's $8.75 billion budget comes with no tax, fee hikesOct 06, 2022 1:00 am - No tax or fee hikes are included in Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's $8.75 billion budget recommendation, which is a 7.8% increase over the county's curren...
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U.S. Senate candidates Duckworth, Salvi spar over stances on abortion, gunsOct 03, 2022 1:00 am - The two candidates for Illinois' U.S. Senate seat - both suburban women - challenged each other's records on women's rights, abortion access, guns and a bevy of other is...
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Illinois surpasses 35,000 COVID-19 deaths: Where its mortality rate ranks nationallySep 30, 2022 1:00 am - COVID-19 is now responsible for the deaths of more than 35,000 Illinois residents, state public health officials reported Friday. Illinois Department of Public Health re...
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Cyclist killed by careening truck in Arlington HeightsSep 29, 2022 1:00 am - A bicyclist died Thursday after she was struck by a careening landscaping truck that had collided with another vehicle Thursday at the intersection of Lake-Cook and Wilk...
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Gambling revenue nets Illinois a record $1.9 billion in a year: Here's what's generating itSep 28, 2022 5:00 am - Gambling revenues in Illinois during the last fiscal year hit an all-time high for the state, with almost $1.9 billion going into its coffers. That beat the previous rec...
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Passing fire inspector saves Des Plaines residents from burning homeSep 27, 2022 1:00 am - A Des Plaines Fire Department inspector on his way to an appointment Monday afternoon spotted smoke coming from the eaves of a house on the 500 block of South Mount Pros...
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How legal fight over public safety pension consolidation is costing taxpayersSep 24, 2022 1:00 am - Illinois taxpayers are bearing the financial brunt of a prolonged legal fight to consolidate nearly 650 public safety pension plans into two large retirement systems for...
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Winners of $1.3B Mega Millions drawing claim prize, remain anonymousSep 21, 2022 1:00 am - The winners of a $1.3 billion Mega Millions lottery drawing in July have come forward to claim their prize, but are choosing to remain anonymous. Illinois Lottery offici...
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Lightning blamed for late night Naperville house fireSep 19, 2022 1:00 am - Lightning is being blamed for a late night house fire in Naperville that caused an estimated $30,000 in damage Sunday. Naperville fire officials said they were called to...
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About 190,000 of state's new COVID-19 booster shots already administeredSep 16, 2022 1:00 am - Nearly 200,000 doses of the new COVID-19 vaccine booster targeting the highly contagious omicron subvariants have been administered throughout Illinois since becoming av...