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Choosing Your COVID-19 Booster

1st Booster: CDC recommends a booster of either Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine: [ 1 ] For most people, at least 2 months after the primary dose of J&J/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine For people who are moderately or severely immunocompromised, at least 2 months after the additional dose of Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna […]

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Chicago Resilient Communities Monthly Cash Assistance Pilot RFP

City of Chicago Department of Family and Support Services Legal Advertisement Request Form DESCRIPTION:  Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS), The Chicago Resilient Communities Monthly Cash Assistance Pilot: Program Administrator RFP The City of Chicago’s Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) Human Services Division is pleased to announce […]

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Life Expectancy in Chicago Declined During the Pandemic’s First Year with the Biggest Drops Among Black and Latinx Chicagoans

CHICAGO – Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, Commissioner of Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) Allison Arwady M.D., and community leaders today announced an update on life expectancy in Chicago during the pandemic’s first year. In line with national trends, life expectancy in Chicago dropped almost two years from 2019 to 2020, the […]