Meal Distributions And COVID Testing Ahead Of Thanksgiving

CHICAGO (CBS) --Chicken and potatoes. Masks and hand sanitizer.

All the fixings for a safe holiday meal donated to more than 1,000 people in the western suburbs Monday. Cars lined up for the drive-thru basket giveaway in Broadview.

The group Black Men United organized the event with help from local clergy and elected officials.

There were also free turkeys and free COVID-19 testing at a giveaway in Englewood. A nonprofit called I Grow Chicago gave away Thanksgiving birds to their neighbors. Medical workers from Saint Bernard Hospital were there to provide COVID-19 testing.

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• Englewood