hen grocery store worker Julian Hendrix first approached Howard Brown Health Center in Hyde Park for vaccine appointments, the response was, ādonāt call us, we will call you.āĀ Started as a volunteer-run organization, Howard Brown Healthās primary care was built with the mission to eliminate the disparities in healthcare experienced by LGBT groups in Chicago, […]
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What Went Wrong at Cook County JailĀ
few days before Easter, Karl Battiste called his daughter Karla with a headache. He wasnāt feeling well and was worried about the spread of COVID-19 in Chicagoās Cook County Jail, where he was incarcerated at the time.Ā Battiste told his daughter that he was being held right across from two people who had tested positive […]
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COVID-19 Vaccine Q&A
Who should get vaccinated? Everyone who is willing and able to. Vaccinating as many people as possible will help prevent COVID-19 from spreading further. Itās an important step to stopping the pandemic. How can Chicago residents get vaccinated? Currently people in phases 1A and 1B qualify for vaccination in Chicago; this group includes people sixty-five […]
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A Planned Amazon Warehouse in Bridgeport is the Latest Site in the Fight Against Industrial Development on the South and Southwest SidesĀ
ity officials were excited to approve plans for a new Amazon warehouse in Bridgeport in November 2020. Maurice Cox, Commissioner of the Department of Planning and Development, applauded Amazonās development team for āwatching out for the public interestā and āsetting a new standardā for future logistics facilities.Ā Not everyone was celebrating, though. Ten community organizations, […]
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Cook County Jail Starts Vaccinating Detainees for COVID-19
n Monday, February 1, authorities started vaccinating people incarcerated in Cook County Jail for COVID-19, beginning with a small number of the most vulnerable residents. Approximately 150 of the more than 5,000 people detained in the jail had been vaccinated in the first three days of vaccine administration. Vaccinations for guards and staff at the […]
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Despite Vaccines, Advocates Say COVID-19 Contact Tracing Remains Important
ast May, the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced a contact-tracing program as part of its response to COVID-19. The programās approach was unique: use community-based organizations (CBOs) to recruit contact tracers and train them in public health principles. The CDPH believed that hiring people through CBOs would help build trust between Chicagoans and […]
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Redistricting Reform Remains Elusive in Illinois
head of the 2020 Census, Illinois activists and politicians began to try and put an end to politically motivated gerrymandering by advocating for the creation of an independent, nonpartisan commission that would redraw legislative and congressional districts. So far, eighteen states rely on some form of such commissions to shape political boundaries, but in Illinois, […]
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How to File Your 2020 Taxes
s the 2020-2021 tax season is approaching, it is important to know how filing your taxes after a pandemic year may change and how different forms of relief granted this year affect taxpayers in Illinois. Since March, millions of people in the U.S. have applied for economic assistance from measures such as the Coronavirus Aid, […]
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Learning in Lockdown: Education in Illinois Prisons Under COVID
ike many students across Illinois, Phillip Hartsfield is about to complete his undergraduate degree in the midst of a global pandemic. And like many other students, Hartsfield, who has concentrated in the fields of law, psychology, and sociology, learned how to complete his classwork under less than optimal conditions in 2020. He has written analytical […]
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CPDās abuse of Black women caught on camera
Vaccination As we were putting out our last issue before the holiday break, the first COVID-19 vaccine was still awaiting approval by the FDA. Now, in the first week of January, two vaccines named Pfizer and Moderna (for the labs where they were created) are undergoing distribution by the Illinois Department of Public Healthābut the […]