Coronavirus Anniversary: 1 year later, Auburn Gresham is among the communities hit hardest by COVID
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The first person reported to have died from COVID-19 in Illinois lived in Auburn Gresham. A year later it is one of the city's most hard-hit communities in terms of both human loss and economic impact. In February of 2020 a former Save-A-Lot closed its doors to the public. A couple months later it has found a new purpose as a food and PPE distribution center as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. "All of our work which we've done for nearly 20 years is now focused on saving lives and addressing the impact that COVID-19 has had on our community," said Carlos Nelson with the Great...
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