Illinois income tax filing and payment extension

• COVID-19
• Taxes

For more COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Information for Illinois Taxpayers from IDOR: https://www2.illinois.gov/rev/Pages/Taxpayer-Resources-during-COVID-19-(Coronavirus)-Outbreak.aspx

Legal aid during the COVID-19 crisis

• COVID-19

If you or someone you know is in neeed of free or low cost legal assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, please contact the following:

CARPLS Legal Aid Hotline for legal information, advice and referrals for Cook County residents, 312-738-9200.

Land of Lincoln Legal Aid, for free legal assistance in southern and central Illinois, 1-877-342-7891.

Prairie State Legal Services, for free legal assistance in northern and western Illinois, 1-800-531-7057.

Illinois Armed Forces Legal Aid Network, for free legal assistance for veterans, active service members, reservists and their dependents, 1-855-452-3526.

Illinois Legal Aid Online, for online legal research, forms, guidance and statewide legal aid directory.

Illinois Free Legal Answers a virtual legal clinic where low-income Illinois residents can submit a question online to ask a lawyer for help with a civil legal issue.

COVID-19 Grocery Store Hours

Below is information from the Illinois Retail Merchants Association. The Store Hours and Designated Shopping for Senior Citizens are subject to change.

ALDI
On Tuesdays and Thursdays our stores will open early at 8:30 a.m. for senior citizens, expectant mothers and those with underlying health concerns. Otherwise, ALDI stores across the country will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. for the general public. Some stores may have limited hours to accommodate restocking and cleaning.

Caputo’s
On Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays our stores will be open to seniors and those that are immunocompromised from 6 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.

Costco
Stores are operating with normal hours.

CVS
Stores and pharmacies are operating with normal hours.

Dollar General
Dollar General’s first hour of operations each day will be dedicated solely to the shopping needs of senior customers. Stores will also close an hour earlier in order for employees to clean and restock shelved.

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Lightford attends the opening of Salon Maya and Hope Barber College

• Youth

Senate Majority Leader Kimberly A. Lightford (D-Maywood) attended the opening of Salon Maya and Hope Barber College Thursday. The work Salon Maya and Hope Barber College are doing will have a major impact on the lives of young people who want to move past their mistakes and not have to carry it for the rest of their lives. These facilities are a part of Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice’s youth centers which assist youth in successfully transitioning back into the community and prevent the chances of reoffending.