In Chinatown, many are eager to get back to business in a neighborhood heavily reliant on tourism, but caution over crime and COVID lingers – Chicago Tribune*

Community leaders believe comments by former President Donald Trump linking the pandemic to China have triggered increased incidents of anti-Asian hate crimes like those in New York and California, and have hurt local economies. “Even in late 2019, we were already hearing about the ‘China flu,’” said Paul Luu, head of the Chinese American Service League. “And it’s damaging our businesses.”