Local COVID-19 Archives

State Public Health Officials Announce COVID-19 Resurgence Mitigations to Take Effect in Region 3 on November 1, 2020

Site Editor - October 29, 2020

Governor Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) are announcing COVID-19 resurgence mitigations will be implemented in Region 3—West-Central Illinois—beginning at 12:01...

Mayor Lightfoot, CDPH, and BACP Reinstate Targeted COVID-19 Restrictions in Response to Rapid Rise in Cases and Hospitalizations

Site Editor - October 22, 2020

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot today joined Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) Commissioner Allison Arwady, M.D., and Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) Commissioner...

White Collar Workers are Essential Too.

Liz Lampkin, Contributing Writer - October 6, 2020

While medical professionals, law enforcement officers, and grocery workers have been on the front lines of the COVID-19 and deemed essential, white-collar workers such...

Lucas Payne CEO of Force Medical Supply Donates Free Masks.

Okema Gunn, Contributing Writer - September 30, 2020

Lucas Payne is the co-founder and President of Force Energy Group, LLC. His company Force Medical Supply is a division of Force Energy Group....

Tim King and Black Charter Schools Amid the Pandemic

Sabrina Catlett, Contributing Writer - August 14, 2020

Chicago Public Schools recently announced plans for full remote learning for Fall 2020, leaving many teachers and families with mixed feelings of relief and...

Would You Participate in Covid-19 Research??

Shera Strange, Contributing Writer - August 11, 2020

The recent protests against racism and inequity in the United States affect the medical community as well. Black and Latino communities must be a...

Private Childcare Facilities Fight for Equitable Funding and Treatment While Struggling to Survive

Donna Montgomery, Contributing Writer - August 1, 2020

Janice L. Bell-Martin, Owner/Executive Director of Under Carrey’s Care in Riverdale, chose a career in daycare due to her love for children and the...

DURING THIS PANDEMIC SOCIAL JUSTICE GIANT,THE SAMUEL DEWITT PROCTOR CONFERENCE & ITS CONVENING PARTNERS ANNOUNCE THE EMERGENCE OF THE BIOETHICS COMMISSION

Danielle Sanders - July 14, 2020

Amid pandemics, states reopenings, uprisings, planned marches, and rising numbers of deaths and cases, the Bioethics Commission will be a trusted voice in public...

The Urban Growers Collective (UGC) Provides Emergency Food Access During COVID-19

Christa Carter-Williams, Contributing Writer - July 10, 2020

The Urban Growers Collective, (UGC) has shifted to emergency food distribution to shelters and health centers and created no-contact produce pick-up on their South...

Coronavirus Forces Families to Consider Alternative Forms of Education.

Sabrina Catlett, Contributing Writer - June 22, 2020

The school year is ending, and Chicago families are preparing for a long summer. The pandemic emphasized the gravity of the digital divide and...