Search by address to track stages of regions and tiers created under Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s reopening plan to phase out stay-at-home orders as the pandemic unfolds.
Perspectives
Millions of America’s working poor may lose out on key anti-poverty tax credit because of the pandemic
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The earned income tax credit lifts around 6 million of the working poor out of poverty every year, but with the economy hammered by COVID-19, many might not get the benefit they need.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
South Side’s maternal health desert poses added risks for Black women during pandemic
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The planned closing of Mercy Hospital underscores the dramatic loss of maternity services in Chicago over the past year — reflecting the failure of local government agencies to adequately fund critical services in vulnerable communities, advocates say.
Perspectives
Landlord-leaning eviction courts are about to make the coronavirus housing crisis a lot worse
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Millions of Americans may be at risk of losing their homes in coming months as eviction moratoriums expire and courts resume a process that heavily favors landlords.
Coronavirus
¿En qué consiste el plan de reapertura de las Escuelas Públicas de Chicago (CPS)? Te lo explicamos muy fácil.
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La mayoría de los estudiantes tendrán una combinación de educación en persona y a distancia, pero los detalles dependen del grado y situación de aprendizaje de cada estudiante. CPS pide comentarios hacia su propuesta. Esta herramienta te permite analizar cada uno de los escenarios.
Coronavirus
What is Chicago Public Schools’ reopening plan? Here’s a simple breakdown
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Most students will do a mix of in-person and remote learnings, but the details depend on a student’s grade level and learning situation. CPS is looking for feedback on its proposal and this tool lets you zoom in on each of the different scenarios.
Perspectives
Chicago’s closed schools should be redesigned for safe post-pandemic learning in Black neighborhoods
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School buildings notoriously shuttered by Chicago Public Schools in 2013 could now be used to facilitate classroom social distancing, especially in communities hardest hit by COVID-19.
Immigration
Trump’s COVID-19 visa bans may alter the face of American immigration beyond the pandemic
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The president’s executive orders barring several types of visas and green cards will most affect immigrant hopefuls from Asian, African and Latino countries.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Work-share program can save Illinois jobs at no cost to the state
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The Pritzker administration can increase incomes and shore up struggling employers by finally implementing a program that allows workers to stay on the job at reduced hours on partial unemployment insurance.
Perspectives
Public banking can help bridge the racial wealth gap in the post-pandemic recovery
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By using public money to create local funds, public banks can reverse decades of racist disinvestment to repair Black and Brown communities hardest hit by the COVID-19 recession.
Perspectives
America’s Black female mayors face dual crises of COVID-19 and protests – but these women are used to uphill battles
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Four decades after Ellen Craig-Jones of Urbancrest, Ohio, became the US’s first Black woman mayor, seven of the nation’s largest cities are lead by Black women. And what a time to be in charge.