Angry People Have Shown Up At Closed Illinois Unemployment Offices, Prompting Police Protection For Workers
State unemployment offices are closed to the public, but some people angry about not being able to file for benefits are showing up anyway.
State unemployment offices are closed to the public, but some people angry about not being able to file for benefits are showing up anyway.
Gov. JB Pritzker wants to hire 3,800 people to run a program that will alert those who came into contact with newly diagnosed COVID-19 cases.
The protest in Chicago’s Loop is one in a series of demonstrations across the country against stay-at-home orders.
Local teachers, parents and students share what they’re doing during the COVID-19 school shutdown as part of WBEZ’s Schools Out series.
Millions of workers worldwide are marking international labor day trapped between hunger and fear, either with no job at all or a job without enough health protections.
Workers from the South and West sides packed buses and trains while North Siders stayed at home in far greater numbers.
Yes, you’ll have to wear a mask in public. But green thumbs and pet owners may like some of the businesses that are allowed to reopen Friday.
A WBEZ reporter tries to get answers by taking an antibody test, but it just leads to more questions.
WBEZ checks back in with workers six weeks into the stay-at-home order, with at least another month to go.
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