Articles filed under Diversity
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Why COVID-19 infections are surging in suburban Latino communitiesMay 18, 2020 5:30 am - Hilda Guerrero of Hanover Park doesn't have the option of working from home during the COVID-19 lockdown. Guerrero, 57, works an assembly line at a Bartlett factory maki...
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Latino leaders cite need for more COVID-19 testing in suburbsMay 18, 2020 5:30 am - Suburban Latino community leaders and lawmakers are calling for increased access to COVID-19 testing and screening sites, bilingual and cultural contact tracing, persona...
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Minorities, elderly represent higher rates of COVID-19 infections, deathsMay 17, 2020 5:30 am - Higher rates of COVID-19 infections and deaths among suburban minority communities and the elderly population is concerning health officials. In DuPage County, home to c...
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Measure aims to help seniors stay connected amid COVID-19 isolationMay 09, 2020 1:00 am - An effort to help seniors and people with disabilities living in nursing homes stay connected with loved ones and doctors amid the COVID-19 pandemic is gaining support f...
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AP-NORC poll: Pandemic especially tough on people of colorMay 07, 2020 1:00 am - DETROIT - People of color have not only been hit harder by the deadly coronavirus than have Americans overall, but they're also bearing the brunt of the pandemic's finan...
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Latinos represent highest number of COVID-19 confirmed casesMay 02, 2020 1:00 am - Latinos represent the largest segment - 23% - of confirmed COVID-19 cases statewide, according to the latest Illinois Department of Public Health data. And suburban lead...
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Latinos represent highest number of COVID-19 confirmed casesApr 30, 2020 1:00 am - Latinos represent the largest segment - 23% - of confirmed COVID-19 cases statewide, according to the latest Illinois Department of Public Health data. And suburban lead...
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Aurora event to inspire young Latinas goes globalApr 25, 2020 1:00 am - With public gatherings banned, an Aurora event aimed at inspiring young Latinas earlier this month went virtual — drawing its largest audience in four years. Aurora's an...
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Suburban Muslims begin observing Ramadan at homeApr 24, 2020 5:22 am - Lights out. Vacant parking lots and desolate prayer halls. No echoing sounds within of the adhan - the Islamic call to prayer. That's not how mosques typically look on F...
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Expert: Food deserts in black communities partly explain coronavirus vulnerabilityApr 11, 2020 1:00 am - Lack of access to healthy foods and grocery stores in impoverished communities is one reason African Americans have a higher propensity for chronic illnesses, experts sa...