IHDA’s emergency rental assistance application portal for those impacted by COVID-19 will open Monday, Dec. 6 to receive new applications at illinoishousinghelp.org and close on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022. This is in addition to IDHS continuing to receive new applications from those seeking rental assistance through community-based agencies.

The CTU is holding a vaccination event this Friday, as we have done several times in recent months, to help any unvaccinated school community members and their families get safely immunized against COVID-19. More details below.

CHICAGO – Senator Patricia Van Pelt (D-Chicago) is outraged after the Aldi in West Garfield Park abruptly closed in October, and is worried about resident’s wellbeing in lieu of the West Side becoming a food desert.

“This closure is devastating to the community because a lot of people depended on this Aldi for convenient and affordable food,” Van Pelt said. “In particular, many older residents got their groceries from here. This is not just an affordability issue, but a mobility issue as well.”

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