Chicago Reporter (https://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/illinois/)
The latest Springfield scandal shouldn’t stop the drive for a graduated income tax to fund programs that promote equity and opportunity as Illinois contends with unprecedented crises and growing income inequality.
In Illinois and beyond, specific action is needed to better understand how the pandemic is impacting Asian American communities especially at risk of infection.
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.
To make rent cancellation work, legislators want to maximize a fund for landlords to recoup lost rental income while waiting for federal action.
Despite Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s agenda to curb unfair fees and fines, a little known program extracts millions in revenue annually from unpaid tickets, court fees and other debt from thousands of taxpayers without regard for their ability to pay.
The focus on individual behaviors, lack of health services and inadequate data reveal a public health infrastructure designed to protect wealthier and whiter communities while leaving the most vulnerable behind.
Este mapa le mostrará los últimos datos disponibles sobre el impacto del coronavirus en su código postal, cómo se compara con el resto del estado y la demografía de los afectados en su vecindad.
The costs of containing the pandemic continue to escalate especially among vulnerable populations and communities of color across the city and state.
This map will show you the latest available data on the impact of the coronavirus in your ZIP code, how that compares to the rest of the state, and the demographics of those affected in your vicinity.
Stark disparities in the impact of the crisis emerge as the state marks one month of staying at home and officials are pressed to do more to protect the most vulnerable, including essential workers and the incarcerated.