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Video: Making Sense of the 2020 Census

WTTW News | April 1, 2020, 6:09 pm

The 2020 Census count is underway. Illinois households should have received a form in the mail in mid-March outlining a few options to participate. In the video above, Amanda Vinicky of “Chicago Tonight” explains.

Below, WTTW News Director Hugo Balta presents a Spanish-language version:

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