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COVID-19 deaths at Illinois long-term care facilities top 2,700

By Joe Mahr Chicago Tribune|May 30, 2020 at 12:12 PM An additional 345 residents and workers at Illinois’ long-term care facilities have died of the coronavirus, bringing the total to 2,747, according to state data released Friday. The latest figures from the Illinois Department of Public Health continue to show …

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This Labor Day, let’s honor the workers who are beyond essential

Maria Lopez, a nurse at the University of Illinois hospital, was scheduled to retire on April 30. But she kept working because she wanted to help people infected by COVID-19. She died from the virus on May 4. Labor Day is one of the most beloved holidays of the year, a time for people of all backgrounds to take a moment to celebrate the people who lace up their boots every day and go to work. However, workers are not celebrating right now. Workers are doing whatever they can to live their lives during an unimaginable public health and economic catastrophe.

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Pilsen Chicago Protest

Pilsen Chicago Protest Written by: DocNitram Aside from the near-daily Chicago protests that are becoming news headlines across the nation, a lesser-known protest has been raging-on. All across Chicago, many neighborhoods have been fighting back against a common but provoking menace. This menace is known as an SRO (School Resource …

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7 Facts That Parents & Teachers Should Know About The Risks Of Reopening Chicago Public Schools

Link: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/7-facts-parents-teachers-should-know-about-risks-reopening-chicago-public-schools Authored by Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner via Wirepoints.org, School reopenings have become the next major political football in America, and the opening of Chicago Public Schools is no exception. The Chicago Teachers Union says they don’t want in-school teaching and prefer to maintain online learning, while the school district officials …

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