As part of the latest effort to stop the spread of Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) in Chicago, Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot in partnership with Chicago’s sports teams launched the “We Are All One Home Team” campaign to encourage the city’s youth and young adults to wear masks, practice social distancing and follow the latest public health guidelines to keep themselves and their families safe and healthy. Building on the City’s recent “We Are Not Playing” campaign, which focused on efforts to combat the spread of COVID-19 by staying home to save lives, the “We Are All One Home Team” campaign is designed to visually highlight the importance of wearing masks as Chicago continues to reopen while monitoring our data closely.

Teaming up with the Chicago Bears, Blackhawks, Bulls, Cubs, Fire, Red Stars, Sky, and White Sox – this new campaign centers around the influence of sports teams, their players and mascots to unify people across the city and work together as one home team against COVID-19. The announcement is designed to address the recent surge in COVID-19 cases among Chicago’s youngest residents. Last week, Mayor Lightfoot announced that since June 15, nearly 30 percent of new cases in Chicago have come from those aged 18- to 29-years-old. To amplify Chicago’s public health guidance, players and team mascots from Chicago’s major sports team are coming together to use their social media channels to spread the word about how to protect yourself from COVID-19 as part of the “We Are All One Home Team” campaign. The City encourages all residents to participate in the campaign by posting and sharing photos of their masks on social media with #WeAreAllOneTeam.