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Englewood, Chatham Primary category in which blog post is published

CPS Free Meals For Kids To Continue Through Spring Break, But Pickup Sites Consolidated

NEW LIST: Here's where you can get meals for kids before and after April 13.

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Another 42 People Die From Coronavirus In Illinois As Surge In Cases Worsens

By Kelly Bauer Downtown Primary category in which blog post is published

Got Any Health Care Experience? The City Wants You To Help Battle Coronavirus — Now

By Kelly Bauer Downtown Primary category in which blog post is published

Coronavirus In Chicago: Prisoners Hit By Pandemic Will Get Treatment Like Everyone Else, Governor Says

By Kelly Bauer Downtown Primary category in which blog post is published

Stay At Home Order Extended Through April 30 As 26 More Die From Coronavirus In Illinois

By Kelly Bauer Downtown Primary category in which blog post is published

City Rents Hotel Rooms For First Responders So They Can Isolate From Family Amid Pandemic

By Kelly Bauer Downtown Primary category in which blog post is published

This Bike Delivery Crew Is Helping Restaurants Survive The Coronavirus Pandemic

By Justin Laurence Lakeview, Boystown, Wrigleyville Primary category in which blog post is published
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50 Chicago Police Staffers Test Positive For Coronavirus As Hundreds More Call In Sick

Far more people than usual are out sick at the department lately, with about 6 percent — or more than 800 — of the department's staff gone Monday.

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Coronavirus In Chicago: ‘A Race Against Time’ As Officials Prepare For Onslaught Of COVID-19 Cases

“Right now in Chicago the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is doubling about every three to four days,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said.

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CPS Sending 100,000 Laptops, Tablets To Students To Learn At Home — A Sign Schools Could Stay Closed For Longer

At least one alderman — Ray Lopez (15th) — thinks the plans mean students will be out of class the rest of the school year.

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Instacart Workers Going On Strike As They Demand More Safety, Pay Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Instacart allows customers to order groceries online — but it's doing little to help worker stay safe as they venture out amid the pandemic, strike organizers said.

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Want To Help Local Businesses Affected By Coronavirus From Home? ‘Shop In Place’ On New Site

The site was designed by University of Chicago students who gave up their spring break to work on the project and Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship staff.

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Stores Are Banning Reusable Bags During Coronavirus, But Chicago’s Still Collecting Its 7-Cent Bag Tax

Repealing the tax would require legislative action, said a spokesman from the Mayor's Office, but the city "continues to explore all options to mitigate the financial burdens on our residents."

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Coronavirus In Chicago: Illinois’ COVID-19 Cases Expected To Peak In April — And We Don’t Have Enough Hospital Capacity

Coronavirus cases continue to grow exponentially in Illinois — and the state’s expected peak is still weeks off.

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Infant Among 47 Now Dead From Coronavirus In Illinois: ‘Today Is A Really Hard Day’

"Today is a really hard day. There has never before been a death associated with COVID-19 in an infant."

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Chicago To Buy More Computers And Ramp Up Virtual Learning, With Details Coming This Week

Some Chicago educators said they are hungry for direction to continue teaching and helping students long distance.