Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak: Useful information from the CDC
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The United Center will soon serve as a Community Vaccination Center. This builds on 15 other state-supported mass vaccination sites already open across Illinois. The Biden Administration is opening Community Vaccination Centers across the United States. The United Center site is one such location. It opens on March 10 with the capacity to administer 6,000…
City hosting community cannabis meeting at Malcolm X College
The Chicago mayor’s office says that it will host a community meeting on Thursday, December 5 at 6 PM at Malcolm X College “to ensure legalized cannabis is implemented in a safe, fair, and equitable manner for all communities.” The information session is meant to provide community members with opportunities to submit questions, provide feedback,…
Read Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa’s letter announcing retirement
Chicago White Sox manager and Hall of Famer Tony La Russa announced his retirement this week. La Russa cited medical issues for his retirement. The White Sox are set to finish the regular season on Wednesday in a game against their division rival the Minnesota Twins. Although the White Sox were favored to win the…
Chicago awards $700,000 in grants to boost 2020 Census participation rates
The city of Chicago has announced $700,000 in grant funding to boost the city’s education and engagement efforts ahead of the upcoming 2020 US Census. According to the city, the grants will be used to “support targeted community outreach and other initiatives to help increase Census participation for hard-to-count communities.” Where is the funding coming from? The city…
Study: Formerly redlined areas of Chicago and other US cities face greater flood risk
Amid inadequate plans to reduce planet-heating emissions and climate scientists’ repeated warnings about rising seas and more devastating extreme weather, Redfin revealed Monday that formerly redlined areas across the United States face a higher flood risk than regions that weren’t deemed undesirable for mortgage lending under the racist practice. The real estate brokerage analyzed flood risk in 38 major U.S. metropolitan…
Illinois opens call center to help schedule COVID-19 vaccine appointments
The state of Illinois has launched the Vaccine Appointment Call Center to assist people with scheduling COVID-19 appointments. The call center is meant to help people who do not have internet access or have difficulty scheduling online. Call agents will help individuals who do have access to online services navigate the various registration sites. However, if…
