Chicago continues to give vaccines throughout the city and residents continue to endlessly search for an appointment.

With the opening of United Center as a mass distribution site, Chicago continues to make progress in distributing COVID-19 vaccines throughout the city. The site had targeted the highest-hit areas of the city. Officials worked with community workers and programs to help residents from these neighborhoods register for an appointment.

The site was specifically chosen for its accessibility and location in the West side of Chicago, according to Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

According to Chicago Public Health Officials, the city plans to move into…

With the upcoming summer months, graffiti service requests may be on the rise.

The interpretation of graffiti has systematically changed. In a study by About Manchester, they claim that COVID-19 has impacted the way people think about art, especially graffiti.

However, many of the service requests shown are at the fault of vandalism. Several homes experience graffiti vandalism along with their houses and garages. As shown in GoogleMyMaps, the service requests are located all throughout the city.

Chicago, as one of the most populated cities in the US, has several graffiti murals…

Texas Gov. Abbott’s Announcement to end the mask mandate

Texas has recently become the first state to get rid of their mask mandate and open their state backup almost a year since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.

Gov. Abbott recently announced his intent to open up businesses at 100 percent capacity. This action plans to take place on March 10.

According to an analysis of Google search data, Gov. Greg Abbot was the highest searched amongst the three terms. On Google Trends, he peaked on Google searches to the highest scale in the middle of February and towards the end of the month, the term “texas vaccine”…

Here are the highest-paid coaches of the 2020 season of the National Collegiate Association.

According to USA Today, Alabama’s Nick Saban ranks number one as the highest-paid coach of 2020 for NCAA Football.

Saban out-ranked other coaches with his total pay being $9,300,000. Saban has been a coach at the University of Alabama since 2007. His success as a coach had him inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame back in 2013.

Alabama Crimson Tide had been recognized for being one of the first to declare plans…

Chicago residents are one of many cities to begin distribution for the COVID-19 vaccine.

According to data from the City of Chicago portal, this map shows how many vaccines are being distributed daily. The data shows that the highest cumulative vaccines distributed are 487 doses in one day.

Eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine in Chicago sets new standards, as Illinois expands their list for vaccine eligibility in Phase 1B. The low supply of doses distributed is through the low number of vaccines supplied to the state of Illinois. …

There have been new changes in pension form as Governor Pat Quinn discusses.

Editor’s note: This story was originally posted on Dec. 12, 2012, and is housed at RedLineProject.org

By Bob Smith

Gov. Pat Quinn visited DePaul University’s Loop campus on Wednesday to discuss how pension reform is harming the Monetary Award Program (MAP) college scholarships and access to higher education in Illinois.

“This is so important to our state, not only in the past but certainly now and in the future,” Quinn said. …

In correlation with the coronavirus pandemic, the local Northwest side mall, Harlem Irving Plaza, faces dramatic changes.

By Natali Perez and Andrea Vazquez

The COVID-19 pandemic has many businesses see a change in consumer traffic, particularly hitting restaurants and retail stores.

A mall that has experienced this is The Harlem Irving Plaza. The HIP is located by many surrounding Chicago suburbs which attracts many that are from these areas. It is located in the Norridge neighborhood on the Northwest side of Chicago. …

President Barack Obama made a speech at Hyde Park and spoke on gun control.