Mask Giveaway Chicago Today
Chicago wls volunteers will pass out free surgical masks on chicago s south side friday.
Mask giveaway chicago today. Wash wear community mask project to. The city also plans to give out 1 million masks to residents in need mayor lori lightfoot said. Well it s important to the community. Block club chicago s coronavirus coverage is free for all readers.
You must cover your face in illinois starting may 1. Recipients need to be a resident of the 9th ward. The masks will be handed out from noon to 3 p m. The state s new rules on wearing masks don t kick in until next friday but a growing number of.
Sabina leader father michael pfleger. The 6 000 masks being handed out were donated by the dr. The free mask giveaway was made possible through a donation from former mayoral candidate and current senatorial candidate dr. Chicago illinoisans are required to cover their faces in public to fight the spread of coronavirus.
Wilson a former mayoral candidate owns a medical supply company. With the illinois mask mandate now in place many chicago aldermen have been giving away free masks to the public with some continuing this week. At the community center at 10355 s. Charles high school the dow event center and claytor head start.
As of may 1 illinois residents are required to. Prnewswire medline in collaboration with ymca of metropolitan chicago knowality and blue cross and blue shield of illinois bcbsil announced today. As chicago area residents prepare for the order here are some places to pick up a free mask. Friday s giveaway will be the first of several initiatives to save lives said st.
One mask giveaway will wrap up in chicago s suburbs friday and another will begin saturday as two municipalities try to help their residents protect themselves from the coronavirus. Some aldermen are giving out free masks after businessman willie wilson donated 1 million masks to chicago wards earlier this week. Volunteers were scheduled to pass out free masks and gloves from 3 to 5 p m. The giveaway will take place from 5 to 7 p m.
Residents are required to wear a face covering or mask when in public and unable to maintain a 6 foot distance from other people according to gov. Many of the mask giveaways are ward specific.