Daywatch: Chicago to expand vaccine eligibility to all adults, 1-year-old critically injured in road-rage shooting and housing program pays off student loans
Good morning, Chicago. Illinois officials on Tuesday reported 2,931 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and 13 additional fatalities. Another 95,188 coronavirus vaccine doses were administered in Illinois Monday, as statewide hospitalizations and positivity rate continue to creep up, officials also reported.
Also Tuesday, towns across the Chicago area held municipal elections for offices including mayor, council and school board. See the results here.
Meanwhile, Chicago updated its quarantine order. Travelers from Iowa and a number of other states will be subject to extra COVID-19 mitigations when the order begins Friday — here are the details.
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Vice President Kamala Harris, joined by Illinois’ top Democrats, touted efforts to expand vaccination sites in underserved communities Tuesday as the White House announced all adults in the U.S. will be eligible for vaccines by April 19 rather than May 1.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot said later that the city would meet Biden’s April 19 date to open enrollment but said the city lacks the necessary vaccines to deliver the shots then and called for more vaccine doses to be delivered to Chicago.
Kamala Harris visited beloved Brown Sugar Bakery on Chicago’s South Side on Tuesday. She couldn’t have chosen better.
‘My baby has been shot.’ Boy, 1, critically injured in road-rage shooting near Grant Park on Lake Shore Drive, Chicago police say.
A 1-year-old boy is in critical condition after he was shot in the right temple while he was in a car traveling north on Lake Shore Drive near Grant Park on Tuesday morning, according to preliminary information from Chicago police.
The SmartBuy program, offered by the Illinois Housing Development Authority, has drawn interest from other out-of-state buyers too, said Executive Director Kristin Faust.
The agency hopes the program, which began in December, will help remove one financial barrier to homeownership and make access more equitable.
2020 1/4 u2032s summer of racial reckoning put activist Troy Gaston’s face in the Chicago Tribune. Photographer Youngrae Kim and reporter Darcel Rockett followed Gaston to learn his story and how he plans to effect real change.
“All my personal experiences have shaped my belief in fighting for a better system. ... I’ve got to believe I’m chosen for this moment.”
Following last year’s virtual festival due to the pandemic, the 37th annual Chicago Latino Film Festival will open April 8 with a drive-in screening at ChiTown Movies, kicking off a lineup that will combine online and outdoor showings.
Pepe Vargas, festival director and executive director of the International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago, said the film festival’s mission is about showcasing the diversity of experiences of Latinos to challenge preconceived stereotypes.
