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Tag: senior citizens

Posted inHousing

Senior Citizens in Subsidized Housing Have Been Dying Alone at Home, Unnoticed Because of Coronavirus Distancing

by Mick Dumke, ProPublica Illinois and Haru Coryne, ProPublica Illinois June 4, 2020June 19, 2020

The patchwork system of well-being checks in some of Chicago’s public and subsidized housing was not enough to prevent deaths in heartbreaking circumstances.

Posted inPerspectives

Illinois prisons — and rural healthcare systems — facing crisis due to slow COVID-19 response

by Curtis Black April 3, 2020April 6, 2020
Posted inPerspectives

Pritzker must act now to prevent coronavirus devastation behind bars in Illinois

by Curtis Black March 12, 2020March 19, 2020
Posted inPerspectives

Older and poorer communities are left behind by the decline of cash

by Daniel Tischer, Jamie Evans and Sara Davies May 23, 2019May 23, 2019
Posted inEconomic Development

Alternative energy scams hit poor blacks and Latinos the hardest, complaints show

by La Risa Lynch November 16, 2018May 29, 2020
Posted inPerspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Rauner’s war against public sector unions makes no economic sense

by Curtis Black September 8, 2016May 15, 2017
Posted inGovernment and Politics, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Rauner seeks to dismantle cost-saving homecare programs

by Curtis Black April 7, 2016May 15, 2017
Posted inTCR Talks

Advancing immigration reform and the activism of Korean seniors

by Yuri Han February 23, 2015February 23, 2015

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