Below are reliable resources to help you respond to changing situations resulting from the COVID-19 coronavirus, including health, unemployment, legal, and financial issues. We will update this guide as resources become available.
Lincolnwood
General
- US Government Benefits Overview
- Social Security Administration
- Internal Revenue Service
- State of Illinois Coronavirus Response
Financial
- US Department of the Treasury page on the CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security)
- IRS page on the Economic Impact Payments aspect of the CARES Act
- IRS page for those who did not file taxes in 2018 or 2019 to enter payment info to receive Economic Impact Payments
- The Simple Dollar
- For Military Veterans
Food
- Greater Chicago Food Depository (includes Cook County)
- Feeding America
- Apply For Food Stamps: US Department of Health and Human Services under Programs for Families and Children.
Housing
Health
- Cook County Department of Health
- Cook County Department of Health Coronavirus Data (Click Map for town by town data of suburbs like Lincolnwood)
- Illinois Department of Health
- Healthcare Options
- Medicaid
- Apply for Medicaid and CHIP
- Medicare
- US Government COVID-19 Coronavirus Website
- World Health Organization
- US Centers for Disease Control
- CDC Coronavirus Cases by State
- CDC Global Coronavirus Cases
- John Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center
Unemployment
- Apply for Unemployment Benefits with the Illinois Department of Employment Security
- Career One Stop
- Search for Jobs via Indeed.com