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Hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin leaving Illinois and Trump to Rally in Quincy | First Listen

Financier Ken Griffin has been slammed on chat rooms like WallstreetBets.
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Financier Ken Griffin has been slammed on chat rooms like WallstreetBets.

Hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin leaving Illinois and Trump to Rally in Quincy

  • Hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin leaving Illinois
  • Trump to Rally in Quincy with Congresswoman Mary Miller
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  • West Nile virus found in mosquitoes
  • Springfield City Alderman John Fulgenzi won't seek another term
  • Springfield restaurant owner faces charges of defrauding the state out of sales tax revenue
  • Dr. Vidya Sundareshan, Infectious Disease Specialist from SIU School of Medicine talks about the status of COVID
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