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West Side residents needing help feeding their families can visit weekly food banks operated by St. Martin de Porres Church, Hope Community Church and Fraternite Notre Dame. The Police Department’s 15th District has also been distributing food.
The coronavirus pandemic has family members frantic to get their loved ones released from Illinois prisons. State officials announced on Monday that an inmate from Stateville Correctional Center has died, and 12 other prisoners have been hospitalized and are being treated for the coronavirus.
The Austin lawmaker urges West Side residents to let him know about family members who should be released from prison to reduce the changes of spreading the coronavirus.
Michelle Clark Academic Prep Magnet High School students found a way to share tips on coping with social isolation from their peers and teachers.
Amid a statewide stay-at-home order issued by the governor and multiple shutdowns, the West Side is adapting to a new normal as the coronavirus pandemic spreads.