We Got Us provides care packages, hotline for Chicago's black and brown communities
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Tanya Lozano, organizer for the Healthy Hood Organization, talks about We Got Us a service providing resources during COVID-19 for Chicago's underserved black and brown communities.

Youth Guidance program pivots to help the needs and mental health of students
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Gail Day, director of Working on Womanhood, talks about shifting her program to address the mental health and needs of students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Naperville reopening survey highlights struggle of local businesses to stay alive
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Kaylin Risvold, president and CEO of the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce, talks about the findings from their recent survey showing the struggle of local business owners to stay afloat during the COVID-19 shutdown.

New MLB rules: shower at home, don’t spit, and mascots are banned

Major League Baseball will look somewhat like high school ball this year under protocols to deal with the new coronavirus, with showers at ballparks discouraged and players possibly arriving in uniform, like they did when they were teenagers.

Some churches reopen but skip singing after report of mass outbreak after choir practice

Some churches are reopening but will skip the singing for now, especially after a report shows that 87% of the members of a church choir became infected after a single practice in March.

Tanzanian president says prayers have stopped COVID-19, other countries are overreacting

The president of Tanzania says that prayers are reducing the number of coronavirus cases in his country, though American officials at the U.S. Embassy say that "all evidence points to exponential growth of the epidemic."

Brazil putting bodies in mass graves

In Brazil, as mass graves are loaded with bodies of people dying from COVID-19 related causes, the virus is spreading to remote tribes with limited access to modern medicine.

Illinois daily COVID-19 death toll drops to lows not seen in a couple weeks

Illinois daily death toll is trending lower, with about four dozen deaths reported on Sunday. The state was reporting on its website that 48 have died in the last 24 hours; the state's press release said 51.

Adler Planetarium lays off 120 employees due to pandemic

The planetarium had 308 employees when it filed its 2018 federal taxes, according to The Chicago Tribune.

Former President Obama offers message to 2020 graduates in virtual ceremony

WATCH: Former President Barack Obama gave a commencement speech for 2020 graduates on Saturday night, since so many graduation ceremonies have been canceled because of coronavirus.

California city declares itself a "sanctuary" from Gov. Newsom's stay-at-home order

Atwater, Calif., has declared itself a "sanctuary" from Gov. Gavin Newsom's stay-at-home order and the mayor says businesses can open whenever owners feel like it.