Chicago Expands Program To Help Homeowners Struggling With Unpaid Water Bills
The city’s Utility Billing Relief program is expected to help 20,000 households, but it doesn’t include renters.
The city’s Utility Billing Relief program is expected to help 20,000 households, but it doesn’t include renters.
The school provided pizza, water and snacks to hundreds of protesters that gathered downtown on May 30.
DACA recipient Dulce Dominguez felt like she couldn’t plan her life until she knew whether she would be deported. Now, she’s ready to think about what’s next.
Nearly 100 protestors demonstrated outside a South Side police station for hours Monday demanding the release of activist Malcolm London.
Chicago renters who rely on their landlords to pay for water services have few options when the water has been shut off by the city.
Activists have urged Chicago officials to restore water service to residents without it during the pandemic, but the city has no such plans.
Adam Hollingsworth, a 33-year-old father of four, just wants to bring a little happiness to people during the pandemic, one ride at a time.
In Cook County, the ZIP codes most impacted by the coronavirus are not among those receiving the highest rates of testing, a WBEZ analysis shows.
“What did we expect to happen?” said Ill. Congressman Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, adding that half of those surveyed in a poll say they have $500 or less.
Immigrants with underlying conditions win their release from detention centers in Illinois as COVID-19 cases grow in similar facilities.