COVID-19 Updates Print

Please click HERE for Mayor Sean McDermott’s announcement dated June 26, 2020 of the State of Illinois moving to Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois Plan.

Please click HERE for the Cook County Department of Health COVID-19 surveillance data.

Please click HERE for the CDC guidelines for individuals who have been fully vaccinated.

Please click HERE for the CDC Guidelines for Safe Activities.

PRESS RELEASES:

• 3-18-21 – Governor Pritzker – Restore Illinois – A Bridge to Phase 5
• 2-10-21 – Governor Pritzker – Phase 1B Eligibility on February 25, 2021
• 4-2-20 – Governor Pritzker – “All in Illinois” campaign
• 4-2-20 – President Preckwinkle Announces – Emergency Relief Efforts for Suburban Cook County
• 3-30-20 – Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation – Announces Help for Consumers Struggling to Make Payments on their Debts Due to COVID-19

COM ED – UPDATES

• Bill Payment Assistance – 6-1-21
• Bill Payment Assistance – 5-19-21
• Bill Payment Assistance – 3-18-21
• Bill Payment Assistance – 11-9-20
• Bill Payment Assistance – 9-24-20
• Bill Payment Assistance – 8-6-20 (English)
• Bill Payment Assistance – 8-6-20 (Spanish)

ILLINOIS RENTAL PAYMENT PROGRAM

• FLYER – English
• FLYER – Spanish

VACCINE & DISTRIBUTION PLAN

• CDC Guidance for Fully Vaccinated People
• COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
• COVID-19 – Vaccine Distribution in Illinois
• COVID-19 – Vaccine Survey

CCDPH – UPDATES

• Mitigation Order (No. 2021-7) – 4-30-21
• Mitigation Order (No. 2021-1) – 2-2-21
• State of Illinois – COVID-19 Update – 1-6-21
• Tier 3 Resurgence Migitations 11-20-20
• Mitigation Order (No. 2020-1) – 11-6-20
• Press Release – 11-6-20
• Mitigation Order (No. 2020-1) FAQs – 11-6-20

CCDPH – TRAVEL GUIDANCE AS OF 7-17-20

Cook County Public Health issues emergency travel guidance for travelers to suburban Cook County from COVID-19 hotspots.

• • Emergency Travel Guidance for Travelers to Suburban Cook County from COVID-19 Hotspots
  • List of states will be updated on the CCDPH website at www.cookcountypublichealth.org every Tuesday afternoon
  • FAQ’s

BUREAU OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

• Applications Re-Open for COVid-19 Resident Cash Assistance Program
• Cook County NEW Initiative – Legal Aid for Housing and Debt

INFORMATION FOR CONSUMERS STRUGGLING TO PAY RENT DUE TO COVID-19

• Emergency Rental Assistance – (English)
• Emergency Rental Assistance – (Spanish)

RECOVERY JOB TRAINING AND PLACEMENT PROGRAM

• Cook County launched the COVID-19 Recovery Job Training and Placement program to provide training, placement, and lay-off aversion for suburban Cook County jobseekers and employers impacted by COVID-19. Residents and employers can review eligibility requirements and get assistance by contacting one of the seven American Job Center sites, part of the Chicago-Cook Workforce Partnership. For more information, visit www.ChiCookWorks.org/CountyCARES or call 1-800-720-2515.

VISITING PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES

• CDC – Protect yourself and others from COVID-19 – 11-23-20

GOLF OPERATIONAL RESTRICTIONS

• COVID-19 – Golf Operational Restrictions – as of 6-26-20

IDPH – WORKPLACE SAFETY AND GUIDANCE

• Workplace safety and guidance