Jake Griffin
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Why it may be better to wait for COVID-19 boosterSep 22, 2021 1:00 am - Waiting to get a COVID-19 booster shot may make it more effective. That's what many infectious disease experts and even some vaccine manufacturers are saying as a federa...
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Illinois COVID-19 hospitalizations declining, but ICU space still lowSep 20, 2021 1:00 am - For the first time in nearly a month, Illinois hospitals are treating fewer than 2,000 COVID-19 patients. Additionally, there were fewer than 500 COVID-19 patients in IC...
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Pool wiring suspected cause of Streamwood house fireSep 17, 2021 1:00 am - No one injured, but Streamwood house left uninhabitable by blaze Thursday
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As case positivity rates drop to July levels, 31 more school outbreaks reported in suburbsSep 17, 2021 1:00 am - COVID-19 case positivity rates in the suburbs and Chicago have dropped below 4% for the first time since July 24. The rate in some suburban counties had surpassed 6% las...
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Barrel of acid found in road near West Chicago industrial parkSep 17, 2021 1:00 am - A hazardous materials team from the Hanover Park Fire Department helped identify the contents of barrel found in the middle of the road in an industrial park near West C...
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Journalist turned politician hopes to eliminate Illinois' news desertsSep 16, 2021 1:00 am - A former television journalist who has spent the last decade as an Illinois state senator is hoping a newly created Local Journalism Task Force will help find a way to r...
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Can you get flu shot with COVID-19 vaccination? Yep.Sep 14, 2021 1:00 am - With flu season closing in, many health experts are urging those who have yet to receive a COVID-19 vaccination — or need a booster — to get both shots at the same time....
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COVID-19 hospitalizations level off, but ICU availability continues to shrinkSep 14, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois' seven-day average number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients has declined in three of the past four days, the first time that's happened since early July. State...
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Schaumburg man dies after canoe capsizes on Fox LakeSep 10, 2021 1:00 am - A 30-year-old Schaumburg man died after a canoe he was in capsized on Fox Lake early Friday. Authorities were called to the 0-100 block of Holly Avenue in Fox Lake at 1:...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations at highest level since FebruarySep 10, 2021 1:00 am - COVID-19 hospitalizations rose 2.6% in Illinois in the past week, to the highest level since Feb. 2. State health officials on Friday reported 2,346 people were hospital...