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  • Collection: The Impact of Covid-19 on Low-Income, Urban Communities

Covid cases; Illinois, December 8 2020.png
A map of covid-19 cases by zip code in Illinois. Darker blue areas means a higher number of cases in comparison to other areas in Illinois. As seen in the map, the Chicago area has higher proportions of covid cases in comparison to other areas of…

Race and Ethnicity Percent Positivity Covid-19 in Illinois.png
A graph of the percentage of positive covid-19 tests by race and ethnicity from Feb. 27 2020 to Nov. 11 2020 in Illinois.

FIRSTHAND_ Coronavirus _ WTTW Chicago.pdf
These stories are part of a digital series in which a number of people from Chicago talk about the ways that their lives have changed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. These people all have very diverse backgrounds. This document gives a…

Incarceration and Covid-19.pdf
Article that studies the correlation between the incarcerated and people cycling through jails and the potential for spreading the coronavirus. It uses Cook County Jail as an example.

Cook County Jail Coronavirus Outbreak Personal Stories _ WBEZ Chicago.pdf
Descriptions of the how authorities responded to the covid-19 pandemic by correctional officers, health care staff, and inmates at Cook County Jail.

Metropolitan Chicago’s essential workers disproportionately low-income, people of color - CMAP.pdf
Information on where essential workers in Chicago, Illinois live, their incomes, and race data. Analysis was done with data from 2014 to 2018 from the American Community Survey.

Black And Brown Essential Workers Had To Keep Taking Buses And Trains Despite Coronavirus Risks, Research Shows – Block Club Chicago.pdf
This Block Club Chicago article has insight on how essential workers in Chicago's black and brown neighborhoods feel about having to take public transportation to work.

5 charts show how COVID-19 is devastating household finances - Chicago Tribune.pdf
This is an article from the Chicago Tribune that illustrates the way household finances in the Chicago Area and Illinois have been affected by the pandemic. The article does this by using five charts which illustrate such aspects as what percentage…

Microsoft Word - Cities Report_090920_FINAL.docx.pdf
This is part of a five-part polling series which took place from July to August 2020. It was conducted by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and examines the most serious problems in four major…

Coronavirus pandemic has hit these people hard financially - Chicago Sun-Times.pdf
Article from the Chicago Sun Times in which people, who work in or near Chicago, give insight on how the pandemic has affected them financially.
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