Jake Griffin
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Cook County's $262 million budget surplus could cover next year's expected shortfallJun 23, 2022 1:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said the preliminary $8.1 billion budget for the upcoming 2023 fiscal year shows an $18.2 million shortfall. But Preckwinkle...
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One dead, one injured in fiery two-vehicle crash near GurneeJun 23, 2022 1:00 am - One driver died and another was injured in a fiery two-vehicle crash Wednesday evening near Gurnee. Illinois State Police troopers were called just before 7:40 p.m. to t...
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Fallen tree sparks electrical fire in Antioch, damaging two homesJun 16, 2022 1:00 am - Storms that rolled through parts of the suburbs late Wednesday caused a tree to topple onto electrical equipment that sparked fires in two Antioch homes. Antioch Fire Pr...
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Northbrook home damaged after lightning strikeJun 14, 2022 1:00 am - Residents of a Northbrook house that fire officials believe was struck by lightning during Monday's storm are expected to be displaced until repairs can be made. Northbr...
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Illinois averaging 10 COVID-19 deaths daily this week while hospitalizations level offJun 10, 2022 1:00 am - Fewer than 200 Illinois residents' COVID-19 deaths were reported in May, the lowest amount for any month since the start of the pandemic in March 2020 when 99 deaths wer...
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'This is probably not the peak': $6 gas arrives at some suburban pumpsJun 10, 2022 1:00 am - Gasoline prices have now climbed above $6 a gallon at some suburban pumps. "From this past Monday we jumped in Illinois 41 cents," AAA Illinois spokeswoman Molly Hart sa...
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Illinois GOP Senate candidates' opinions on climate change vary widelyMay 30, 2022 1:00 am - While many Democrats have made combating climate change a centerpiece of their campaigns, the issue often remains a low priority for many Republican candidates. That's l...
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Study shows long-haul COVID-19 patients average 15 months with symptomsMay 28, 2022 1:00 am - A recently published study of long-haul COVID-19 patients at the Northwestern Medicine Neuro COVID-19 Clinic indicates symptoms persist an average of 15 months. The ...
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$150,000 bail for Hanover Park man accused of trying to meet teen girl for sexMay 27, 2022 11:00 pm - A Hanover Park father of three who is accused of setting up a sexual encounter with a teenage girl who was really an undercover detective, had his bail set at $150,000 S...
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COVID-19 update: Most suburbs at high risk, hospitalizations still climbingMay 27, 2022 1:00 am - Much of the suburbs and the city of Chicago are now at high-risk COVID-19 community levels, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control a...