Chicagoans Help Each Other Find Work During COVID-19 Crisis
"I know what that it feels like to be down and out and sometimes you need someone to give you a helping hand."
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"I know what that it feels like to be down and out and sometimes you need someone to give you a helping hand."
Macy's employs around 125,000 employees and more than 700 stores across the country.
"There will be no adult supervision at the schools to support the students. So we are imploring families not to send their children to school."
At 9 p.m. Monday, every restaurant and bar in the state of Illinois will close its doors.
"We did about five times normal sales between Thursday and Sunday."
McDonald's restaurants will continue to serve food through drive-through windows, walk-in take-out, and McDelivery through Uber Eats.
Dylcia McBlackwell couldn't justify taking a single spring vacation. Air fares were so cheap, she decided to book three. Now the 39-year-old food service worker from Chicago has tickets to fly to Denver to visit friends next month followed by a May trip to Charleston, South Carolina.
With the coronavirus outbreak drastically reducing the demand for travel, United Airlines announced Sunday that it plans to reduce its capacity by 50 percent for April and May, and cut its corporate officers' salary by 50 percent.
Small business owners that took a hit with the canceled St. Patrick's Day celebrations are now fearing even more of a financial struggle.
The casino said there are no known COVID-19 cases on the property, but it is suspending operations "out of an abundance of caution and to promote the social distancing recommended by health officials."
"I have never seen a demand for products sanitizers, toilet paper or any product as I'm seeing it now."
Illinois Restaurant Association president Sam Toia said restaurants have seen a 40% to 70% decline in business since the COVID-19 outbreak.
The 737 Max crisis has been the worst event in Boeing's history. At least until now.
Thursday on CBS This Morning, Vice President Mike Pence didn't acknowledge a testing shortage. But said they're focusing on getting tests to Washington State, New York and California.
