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Environmental Justice and Equitable Development: Navigating Gentrification

For the next installment of our “Clear the Air” series on environmental justice, we explore environmental justice and its role in equitable development. Environmental justice...

City and the Chicago Department of Public Health Roll Out Updated COVID-19 Vaccines

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced that Chicago is rolling out two updated COVID-19 vaccines designed specifically...

IDPH Offering a Back-to-School Shipment of 1 Million Free COVID-19 Rapid Tests for Students

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced today it is providing a one-time bulk shipment of 1 million over-the-counter (OTC) COVID-19 rapid antigen...

DOH Marks Providing Over $170 Million in Housing Assistance

The Chicago Department of Housing (DOH) announced the close of its fourth round of direct emergency rental assistance to renters and landlords financially impacted...

IDPH Announces $3.7 Million for COVID-19 Health Equity Strategies

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced up to $3.7 million in grants are available for communities outside of Cook County to address...

Mayor Lightfoot Honors Lives Lost During COVID-19 Pandemic

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot joined Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) Commissioner Allison Arwady, M.D., ahead of the two-year anniversary of the first COVID-19...

Get Vaxxed, Get $100

Beginning on Wednesday, February 9 through Sunday, February 13, any person who gets a COVID-19 vaccine at a Cook County Health site will receive...

IDPH Prepares to Make COVID-19 Vaccine Available to Kids Under 5

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is preparing to make COVID-19 vaccine available to those ages 6 months through 4 years after Pfizer-BioNTech...

More than 30,000 COVID-19 Deaths in Illinois in Two Years

Two years after the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Illinois, there have been more than 30,000 deaths in the State. The Illinois...

Illinois Launches ‘On the Fence’ Campaign to Encourage Vaccinations

With the current surge of COVID-19 cases due to the highly contagious Omicron variant, the State of Illinois launched a new vaccine awareness campaign...
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