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The City of Chicago office building on Pershing Road in the Central Manufacturing District is the focus of a news investigation by CBS 2 Chicago.
The City of Chicago office building on Pershing Road in the Central Manufacturing District is the focus of a news investigation by CBS 2 Chicago.

The CBS 2 Chicago newsroom at WBBM-TV broadcast and published a report on a cluster of COVID-19/coronavirus infections at a City of Chicago office building in the historic Central Manufacturing District on Pershing Road.

The article, titled "After Chicago Worker Dies of COVID-19, Others Fear the Worst; 'No One Should Be In That Building'," relates how at least five city workers there have tested positive for COVID-19, and how the death of machinist foreman Dave Veloz is connected to the outbreak.

In addition to relating the concerns of City of Chicago employees working in the building, the CBS 2 Chicago news piece details the city's response and the conditions at the facility.

Click here to read the CBS 2 Chicago news article "After Chicago Worker Dies of COVID-19, Others Fear the Worst; 'No One Should Be In That Building.'''

Watch the broadcast video of this news expose here:


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