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Verizon, LISC Offering $10,000 Grants To Help Small Businesses Survive Coronavirus Shutdown

Entrepreneurs of color and woman are encouraged to apply. The first round of applications are due before midnight on Saturday, April 4.

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South Side Dads Struggling During Coronavirus Can Get Groceries, Gas, Diapers And More Through Fatherhood Relief Fund

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Crime Slightly Down In Chicago During Coronavirus Pandemic, But Shootings And Murders Up Year-To-Date

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Coronavirus In Chicago: McCormick Place ‘Field Hospital’ Built In Just 5 Days

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Warm, Sunny Spring Weather Could Lead To Total Shutdown Of Parks — Since Some Won’t Follow The Rules

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Hospital Housekeeper With Coronavirus Says Not Enough Being Done To Protect Workers: ‘People Are Afraid To Come To Work’

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Coronavirus In Chicago: 1,100 Health Care Workers Look To Join Fight Against Coronavirus In Illinois

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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

There have now been 141 deaths in Illinois from the pandemic and 6,980 confirmed cases. The latter is a jump of 986 cases since Tuesday.

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

Here's how people with health care experience can volunteer to fight coronavirus in Chicago and across Illinois.

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

"An incarcerated person is a person, and my administration will not be in the business of claiming one life is worth more than another," Pritzker said.

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

The order went into effect March 21 and was originally set to end April 7. But officials have repeatedly said the end date was subject to change.

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Englewood Soup Kitchen Carries On Through Coronavirus Pandemic, But It Desperately Needs Your Help

"People still need to eat, pandemic or no pandemic," said coordinator Sheila Price. "And the people in Englewood don't have enough."

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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.