Three tele-town halls, community PPE distribution, and neighborhood canvassing mark initial steps to reach vulnerable populations most heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic

Latest measures to provide cloth masks to all essential employees and create COVID Safety Officers to ensure social distancing; Hotel Julian to provide isolation for City employees with COVID-19

Low-interest loans provide much-needed relief for hard to qualify businesses; Fund to prioritize individualized support for neighborhood businesses with new Small Business Resource Navigator program

Extension of tax payment remittance provides relief for business community and those hit hardest by COVID-19

David Brown to serve as Acting Superintendent until anticipated confirmation by City Council on April 22

New data shows rate of new COVID-19 cases begins to slow; suggests social distancing is effective in mitigating virus transmission in Chicago

Expansion in healthcare, testing, housing and wraparound services to enhance protection of the most vulnerable Chicagoans

City takes immediate actions to investigate a weekend demolition event; commits to creating and enforcing stronger operating procedures

Completion of phase two of the project brings an additional 1,750 patient rooms in one week, result of expeditious work by hundreds of workers from across the city

To Date, Nearly 2 Million Pieces of Personal Protective Equipment Have Been Donated or Pledged and Over 1,700 Volunteers Have Signed Up to Join the Chicago Medical Reserve Corps