COVID-19 hit like a tsunami. In its path stood both human lives and economic futures. My residents didn’t just need answers about how to keep themselves and their loved ones healthy. They needed us to help them pay rent, fill empty refrigerators, and keep the heat running.
Like local governments do, Cook County rapidly responded. Our response was simple and quick: We sent cash payments of $600 directly to every eligible suburban Cook County resident earning less than 250 percent of the federal poverty line who applied — that amounts to $54,300 a year for a family of three. The […]
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