For Individuals & Families

• Online hub for state-related COVID-19 information

• IL Dept. of Public Health COVID-19 Page

• Gov. Pritzker's Stay At Home Executive Order

  • Stay At Home Order FAQs​ including "essential business" definitions

  • Note: The Stay at Home order has been extended through April 30

• FAQs regarding unemployment insurance during the crisis

  • Online application for unemployment insurance​

  • Find job openings at Illinois Job Link

  • FAQs for Federal Unemployment Expansion

• #AllinIllinois Campaign

• The IL Income Tax deadline has been moved back to July 15 to match the recently changed Federal filing deadline.

• Childcare information & assistance for essential workers

• Information for those experiencing homelessness/housing insecurity

  • Local resources:​

    • JOURNEYS The Road Home​

    • Northwest Compass

• List of IL grocery stores with senior shopping hours

• Local school district & private school webpages

• Report price gouging on cleaning supplies and other items

• Find ways to volunteer at serve.illinois.gov

  • Consider making a monetary, food, or cleaning supplies contribution to our local homeless shelters (JOURNEYS, Northwest Compass) and food banks

• Legal Aid Hotlines

• FAQ on the Federal Stimulus Bill

  • IL specific breakdown of funds​

  • IRS information on stimulus checks

• IDHS information on expanded SNAP benefits

• The IL State Museum is asking you to share your COVID-19 story

For Businesses, Service Providers & Schools

• Illinois Retail Merchants Association Compiled Guide of state & federal assistance, unemployment & leave information

• Apply for Economic Disaster Loans through the US Small Business Administration

• Information on DCEO's $90 million small business relief package

• IL Treasurer's Small Business COVID-19 Relief Loan Program

• IL Dept. of Revenue info on sales tax extensions for bars & restaurants

• Cook Co. $35 million Financial Relief Announcement

• IL Liquor Control Commission Guidance on Beer Returns

• For IL Small Business Assistance, contact the DCEO at or click here

• To donate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), contact

• If you can manufacture PPE, contact

• IL Dept. of Public Health Guidance for Faith-Based Services and Houses of Worship

• List of professions with license renewal extensions

• Letter from IDHS re: reimbursements for community-based service providers

• IL State Board of Education COVID-19 update webpage

• Executive Order 11 re: childcare providers and school e-learning days

• Guidance for Harm Reduction Providers & Drug Overdose Prevention Program Enrollees​

• Executive Order 13 re: inmate transfers

• Executive Order 14 re: Notaries

• IL Dept. of Revenue guidance for businesses and individuals filing estimated income tax payments

Healthcare Resources

• IDFPR Guidance on License Reinstatement for retired healthcare workers to fight COVID-19

• Consumer Insurance FAQs

• Healthcare Provider Bulletins

• IDPH Guidance for requesting PPE

• Governor's Executive Order mandating telehealth insurance coverage

• Guidance for special populations including the LGBTQ+ community, persons w/ substance abuse disorders, tobacco & e-cigarette users, etc.

• If you do not have a healthcare provider & believe you should be screened, contact your local health department via telephone.

• IDPH Guidance for wearing and/or making protective masks

• Remember to maintain healthy practices

  • Wash hands with soap and water often and for 20 seconds​

  • Use hand sanitizer when soap isn't available

  • Cough or sneeze into a tissue, dispose of it, and immediately wash your hands

  • If no tissue is available, cough/sneeze into your elbow

  • Maintain proper social distancing where possible of at least 6 ft from others

• Do not go to the doctor or hospital unless absolutely necessary or advised to by your doctor

  • ​Call your doctor before making a visit to determine if a visit is needed​

• IDPH Guidance for Grocery Shopping

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