Earlier today Governor Pritzker announced that he will be
closing all schools in the State of Illinois
starting Tuesday, March 17 until Tuesday, March 31. He also announced 14 new cases of COVID-19. All of these new cases were reported in Cook County except one. Governor Pritzker will be hosting two updates this weekend on COVID-19 at 2:30pm on Saturday and Sunday and you can watch them
live here
.
The Illinois Department of Public Health is providing updates on all statewide cases
here
. To contact the Illinois Department of Public Health's COVID-19 hotline you can call
800-889-3931
or email dph.sick@illinois.gov
President Trump announced a national emergency today allowing States to take advantage of Federal funds to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Part of these funds will allow individuals that have become unemployed due to COVID-19, eligible for unemployment benefits.
In light of this pandemic we are working with our local Aldermanic offices to keep a pulse on our community needs. If you are able to donate to a local food bank such as
Vital Bridges
,
Care for Real
or
A Just Harvest
your contribution will be much needed in this time.
A Just Harvest is in need of volunteers this weekend to serve dinner.
Volunteer dates include Sunday, March 15, Saturday, March 16, Wednesday, March 18 and/or Friday, March 20 dinner is served from 5-6pm on the weekends and 5:30pm-6:30pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Please email
shelbylhatch@gmail.com if you are interested in volunteering.
Due to COVID-19 we will be taking extra precautions to keep our staff safe. We are following Illinois Department of Public Health guidelines and our staff will be working remotely beginning Monday, March 16. For legislative or constituent services inquiries please call us at 773-784-2002 and leave a voice message or email us at repcassidy@gmail.com staff will be monitoring calls and emails regularly.
We will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as they become available.
