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Chicago officials detailed this week what steps health officials could take in order to curb the increasing coronavirus metrics across the city, including providing proof of vaccination and establishing capacity limits.

Chicago officials detailed this week what steps health officials could take in order to curb the increasing coronavirus metrics across the city, including providing proof of vaccination and establishing capacity limits.

As the highly mutated omicron COVID-19 variant continues to spread across the U.S., Chicago health officials say the city could start requiring proof of vaccination status in public places.

As Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said the new omicron COVID variant will likely be detected in Chicago or Illinois in the next day or two, she shared what to expect with the indoor mask mandate and vaccine requirements for employees and public spaces.

As the city of New York prepares to implement the most far-reaching COVID vaccine mandate in the country, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says that her administration has no plans of enacting a similar mandate in the city.

As all private-sector workers in New York City will be subject to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s vaccine mandate starting Dec. 27, Mayor Lori Lightfoot commented on Tuesday that she has no plans to introduce such mandate in Chicago.