Notes from the 3/4/21 issue
A recap of select open meetings at the local, county, and state level in the 3/4/21 issue.
The goal is to address the inequitable distribution of vaccines for the most vulnerable across the city.
A year after the first known case of COVID-19 in Illinois, the Weekly takes a look back at the thousands of infections and ten lives lost in the jail
What Chicagoans need to know
Reduced capacity and lack of turnover due to COVID-19 has complicated things in shelters.
About 150 of the jail’s 5,000 detainees have received the vaccine so far. The jail clinic is still determining how to vaccinate new detainees, given that many bond out within a day.
Find financial aid, emergency shelter, legal help, and tenant support in 2021
Renters are still struggling almost a year after the pandemic began, but there are actions residents and lawmakers can take to minimize the pain