For Black Chicagoans, the pandemic has also revealed a chronic disease crisis
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has taken an immense and unthinkable toll on Chicago families and businesses. Thousands of families have lost the income they rely on for food and housing, hundreds of businesses have shuttered and will never re-open, and Chicago Public Schools is clamoring for state and federal assistance.
A recent survey conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health and others found that half of all Chicago households are facing serious financial problems, one in five report missing or delaying paying any major bills to ensure everyone has enough to eat, and about one in six households report serious problems affording food since the pandemic began.