How You Can Be Counted in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census is here. Every ten years, the U.S. Census Bureau is required to count every person living in the United States. Th e census shapes every part of our lives – the places we work and the stores where we shop, to the services that keep our families healthy, safe, and thriving. Forms have already begun arriving in homes, all during a period of uncertainty created by COVID-19. Our hope is that you and your loved ones remain healthy and safe during this time. Know that you can practice social distancing to keep your loved ones safe and still respond to the census.
Residents want more input in CDF expansion project
The Chicago Area Confined Disposal Facility, located at Calumet Harbor on the Southeast side of Chicago is set to reach capacity by 2022. To deal with this, the United States Army Corps of Engineers has come up with a proposal to expand the current facility
VILLAGE OF ROBBINS HOSTS TOWN HALL TO ADDRESS CORONAVIRUS
Tyrone Ward, mayor of Robbins, hosted a town hall meeting to provide information about the novel coronavirus as a way to answer residents’ questions and concerns. The meeting also included a presentation from Cook County Public Health Chief Operating Officer Dr. Terry Mason.
AgeGuide Northeastern Illinois Suspends Gathering Activities to Protect Older Adults
AgeGuide (http://www.ageguide.org/), the Area Agency on Aging for Northeastern Illinois, as directed by the Illinois Department on Aging, has suspended all gathering activities for older adults in DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties until further notice amidst the rapid spread of COVID-19. Illinois older adults are among the highest risk population group for becoming seriously ill from COVID-19.
Fifth Third Expands Down Payment Assistance to $7,500 for Qualified Buyers
Fifth Third Bank, National Association, recently announced an expansion to its Down Payment Assistance program that will now help pay up to $7,500 toward a down payment and closing costs for qualified buyers. The program provides an affordable option for low-income families and those purchasing homes in low-income communities.
Clothing line looks to create movement
In 2019, Kiara N. Jones created the God Is Bigger clothing line. She said it was an idea God gave her randomly while she was sitting in her new members class at her church. The goal was to show her faith through fashion. But now, with the coronavirus, COVID-19, and the uncertainty, it has become a message for people to lean on.
Hawaiian Sunsets Launches Kids Umbrellas with UV Protection
Just in time for the spring rain and the sunny summer months, Hawaiian Sunsets recently launched a series of umbrellas for children that according to a press release, not only protect them from the rain, but also the damaging Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun. These new line of kids umbrellas supplement their original line of umbrellas for women with UV protection. The kids umbrellas are currently available in three fun animal designs with 3D ears that automatically pop up when open.
Chicago Police Department Set To Move Classroom Training Operations To South Shore
This year, if all goes as planned, a shuttered high school in South Shore would be used for the next two years by the Chicago Police Department to provide sensitivity and conflict resolution training when dealing with the public.
State and city programs provide resources to help prevent homelessness
Two programs, one in the City of Chicago’s Family and Support Services, and another from the Illinois Department of Human Services, are designed to help residents and provide them with rental assistance and resources as a way to help them stay in their apartments after they experience a crisis.
CORONAVIRUS HAVING DEVASTATING IMPACT ON LOCAL RESTAURANTS
The coronavirus pandemic is having a devastating impact on local restaurants scrambling to keep their doors open after Gov. JB Prtizker suspended dine-in service until the end of the month.
AMA joins collaborative to improve health on the West Side
American Medical Association is now a partner in a mission to improve health outcomes and close health gaps on the West Side of Chicago.
BOURBON DRINK CREATED TO HONOR CHATHAM RESIDENT AND POLITICAL WHIZ BRIAN SLEET
A Park Manor business owner teamed up with Ald. Roderick Sawyer (6th) two weeks ago to start selling “1792: Bottled in Bond” in honor of their good friend and Chatham resident the late Brian Sleet.
Lecrae Partners with Love Beyond Walls To Plant Portable Wash Stations Around Atlanta Metro Area
Multi Grammy Award-winning platinum selling artist, Lecrae has partnered with Love Beyond Walls to plant portable hand washing stations around the Atlanta Metro Area for homeless and displaced people to clean their hands in response to Coronavirus (Covid19). The initiative kicked off this past Thursday March 19th at Love Beyond Wall’s Center located at 3270 East Main Street, College Park, GA 30337. Lecrae joined the Love Beyond Walls team to assemble the sinks after which they where filled with water, loaded on trucks, and distributed to key locations frequented by the homeless in the Atlanta Metro Area.
Map Tracks Coronavirus Outbreak In Near Real Time
Th e Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering has built and is regularly updating an online dashboard for tracking the worldwide spread of the coronavirus outbreak that began in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
Next Step Announced in Sale of Former Howe Development and Tinley Park Mental Health Centers
Governor JB Pritzker and Senator Michael E. Hastings recently announced an important step forward in the future sale of the former Howe Development Center and Tinley Park Mental Health Center property.
MARIJUANA USE DURING PREGNANCY INCREASINGLY COMMON, LINKED TO STRESSFUL LIFE EVENTS
A new study has found that women who experience more stressful life events in the year before childbirth have greater odds of marijuana use before and during pregnancy.
UPS’ ‘Circle of Honor’ Recognizes The Company’s Safest Drivers
UPS recently announced the induction of 1,316 men and women into an elite group of UPS drivers who have not had an avoidable accident for 25 years or more. With those new inductees, the Circle of Honor now includes 10,411 of UPS’s active brown-clad drivers.
Sunshine Week: Fighting a virus with truth and transparency
As the scope and threat of the coronavirus pandemic becomes clear, people all over the world hunger for two things: an effective vaccine and truthful information about the disease. The former may be more than a year away, but the latter is critical to stemming the pandemic in the meantime.
Englewood Community Pushing to Reopen Shuttered Green Line Train Station
A recent groundbreaking at 63rd Street and Racine Avenue for Phase I of an economic development plan, “Go Green on Racine,” that includes opening a fresh produce store this fall; converting a nearby vacant, 16,500 square-foot building into a 12-unit apartment complex, and repurposing the former Granville Woods Academy building, 6206 S. Racine Ave., into a recycling facility
