Jake Griffin
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Abortions in the suburbs have been declining in recent years, rising downstateMay 06, 2022 1:00 am - After peaking at 15,228 in 2018, the number of suburban residents receiving an abortion in Illinois declined in each of the two years that followed. By 2020, 12.1% fewer...
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Abortions for out-of-state women are climbing in Illinois - and that's sure to growMay 04, 2022 1:00 am - As abortion access elsewhere has become more restrictive, Illinois providers have seen a dramatic rise in residents from neighboring states seeking the procedure here. I...
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House fire leaves one home uninhabitable, damages neighboring houseMay 03, 2022 1:00 am - No one was injured in a late Monday fire in McHenry that left one home uninhabitable and damaged a neighboring house. McHenry Township Fire Protection District officials...
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Not the wettest April ever, but we got more rain than normalMay 02, 2022 1:00 am - One big April shower on the month's last day dumped 1½ inches of rainfall on the Chicago area, bringing the region's total amount of precipitation last month to 5.31 inc...
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How effective COVID-19 treatments are making the pandemic more manageableApr 30, 2022 1:00 am - While doctors agree vaccinations remain the best weapon in the fight against COVID-19, they also say an array of therapeutics and treatments are helping prevent the seri...
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Lake County joins DuPage at 'medium' risk for COVID-19, with a warning for suburban CookApr 29, 2022 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 are climbing once again, with the Illinois Department of Public Health showing nearly 6,000 new cases were reported Friday alone - the most in a si...
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COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5 is 'a big deal,' doctors sayApr 28, 2022 1:00 am - Local doctors are hopeful demand for COVID-19 vaccinations will spike once again after Moderna officials announced Thursday they are seeking emergency authorization from...
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What GOP Senate hopefuls vying to run against Duckworth say about election integrityApr 27, 2022 1:00 am - Only one of the seven Republican candidates vying for the party's nomination to run against incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth in November said he doesn't be...
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Legislation would disconnect suburban red-light cameras if they involve corruptionApr 20, 2022 1:00 am - This story has been updated to to clarify who is accused of making illegal payments. In less than five years of operation, red-light cameras installed by Oakbrook T...
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Slate of Trump supporters faces rejection from ballotApr 19, 2022 1:00 am - A slate of candidates seeking statewide offices who aligned themselves with former President Donald Trump and election fraud conspiracy theories could be rejected from R...