Jake Griffin
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Freddy the fox still has a drain pipe around his neck, but his kids are chipping away at itDec 14, 2021 12:00 am - Good parenting has apparently paid off for a red fox that got an eight-inch plastic drain pipe stuck around his neck more than a year ago. Nicknamed Freddy by Bartlett r...
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Illinois COVID hospitalizations up 20% from week agoDec 14, 2021 12:00 am - State health officials Tuesday reported 3,628 COVID-19 patients were being treated at hospitals throughout Illinois. That's up 20% from a week ago and is 115 more patien...
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Hospitalizations continue to rise because of the unvaccinated, state health officials sayDec 13, 2021 12:00 am - COVID-19 hospitalizations in Illinois are back above 3,500 for the first time in 11 months, and health officials are placing the blame largely on the unvaccinated. Advoc...
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Glendale Heights garage fire renders home uninhabitableDec 13, 2021 12:00 am - No injuries were reported from a garage fire Sunday afternoon in Glendale Heights that left the home with more than $140,000 in damage and rendered it uninhabitable. Gle...
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RV fire damages detached garage in AntiochDec 13, 2021 12:00 am - A recreational vehicle parked outside a detached garage at an Antioch home likely sparked a Sunday night fire that caused roughly $50,000 in damage, Antioch Fire Protect...
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Firefighter injured in Bloomingdale townhouse fireDec 10, 2021 12:00 am - A Bloomingdale Fire Protection District firefighter suffered minor injuries battling a blaze at a townhouse unit late Thursday. Fire officials said the firefighter was t...
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Worker dies after Geneva factory accidentDec 10, 2021 12:00 am - Authorities said a 61-year-old worker who became "entrapped" in equipment at a Geneva steel polishing factory has died from injuries suffered in the workplace accident. ...
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Electrical fire renders Cary home uninhabitableDec 09, 2021 12:00 am - Cary Fire Protection District officials are still investigating what caused a Wednesday evening electrical fire at a house on the 900 block of Crabtree Lane. Firefighter...
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No injuries in Rolling Meadows apartment fireDec 09, 2021 12:00 am - Authorities reported no injuries in a late Wednesday night apartment fire in Rolling Meadows. Rolling Meadows Fire Department officials said they were alerted to the fir...
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Nolan, born premature, is under the care of the doctor at Edward Hospital who cared for his mother 24 years agoDec 08, 2021 4:30 am - While fairly uncommon, Dr. Bob Covert said he occasionally runs into former patients he's treated in the 25 years he's been working at Edward Hospital's Newborn Intensiv...