Jake Griffin
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'This really is a miracle': How nontraditional methods help uninsured get health careNov 20, 2021 12:00 am - It had been more than a decade since Armando Hernandez had last seen a dentist. “I live on Social Security and I'm retired, so I don't have insurance, and things just ad...
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Illinois COVID-19 hospitalizations climb above 1,700 againNov 19, 2021 12:00 am - COVID-19 hospitalizations in Illinois are back above 1,700 for the first time since early October. State health officials Friday are reporting 1,759 COVID-19 patients ar...
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COVID-19 infection rate for Illinois kids ages 5-11 at highest level yetNov 19, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois children between the ages of 5 and 11 are now averaging 566 new COVID-19 cases a day over the past week. That's the highest infection rate for that age group si...
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Illinois COVID-19 case positivity rate climbs above 3% once againNov 18, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois' seven-day COVID-19 case positivity rate is once again over 3%, according to Illinois Department of Public Health figures. The rate has been below that marker s...
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Illinois outpacing national vaccination rate for younger childrenNov 17, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois children ages 5 to 11 are receiving their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a faster pace than most kids their age across the country. So far, Illinois Depa...
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Firefighters rescue two birds from West Chicago house fireNov 17, 2021 12:00 am - No injuries were reported in a Tuesday afternoon house fire in West Chicago that caused an estimated $150,000 damage. West Chicago Fire Protection District officials sai...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations up 16.8% from a week agoNov 16, 2021 12:00 am - State health officials Tuesday reported 1,627 COVID-19 patients were being treated in hospitals throughout Illinois. Of those hospitalized, 325 were in intensive care, a...
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Lombard apartment fire causes $100,000 damageNov 16, 2021 12:00 am - Lombard Fire Department officials said no one was injured in a Monday evening apartment fire that caused more than $100,000 damage. Firefighters were called to the apart...
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DuPage County lags suburbs, Lake County leads in vaccinating kids 5 to 11Nov 15, 2021 12:00 am - Despite having the highest rate of fully vaccinated residents among the 102 counties in Illinois, DuPage County is lagging in getting needles into the arms of its younge...
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Suburban store owners face fraud charges in welfare schemeNov 12, 2021 12:00 am - Nine people are facing federal fraud charges stemming from an investigation targeting convenience stores where operators and workers are accused of cashing federally bac...