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…

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

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.

Descriptions of the how authorities responded to the covid-19 pandemic by correctional officers, health care staff, and inmates at Cook County Jail.

Map of School Outbreaks By County. Darker Blue areas indicates greater numbers of outbreaks in comparison to other counties. Of the 13 outbreaks in Illinois, on data from December 4 2020, 5 are from Cook County.

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.

This is an article from the Chicago Tribune which discusses differing views from parents on whether kids should be sent back to school in the Chicago area. Districts where families are economically disadvantaged do not want schools to re-open due to…

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.

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…

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…