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While hospitalizations have remained largely steady in Chicago in recent weeks, it appears that the area is at risk of moving up to a “medium community level” of COVID-19 in the near future, the city’s top doctor says.

Due to a rise in COVID metrics, suburban Cook County has shifted to medium community level status. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez reports.

Three out of every five people in the U.S. have COVID antibodies from a previous infection, according to a new study from the CDC. This comes as cases continue creeping up across the country and in Illinois and Chicago. Lauren Petty reports.

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Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady on Thursday discussed the latest COVID-19 data in Chicago and trends with the variants.

New travel advisory policies implemented by the city of Chicago will take effect this week, and the city’s top doctor is elaborating on why the new mitigations have been put into place.

Chicago plans to cut back its at-home vaccination program and its gift card incentives as demand wanes.

Starting later this week, Chicago’s travel advisory will look different as city officials announced plans to change how the advisory is structured.

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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Wednesday that an arbitrator has ruled in favor of the city’s vaccine mandate for sworn members of the Chicago Police Department, saying that she hopes the ruling will pave the way for more officers to get COVID vaccine shots.

The Archdiocese of Chicago announced Wednesday that all of its schools that were still under a mask mandate will instead switch to a mask-optional set of mitigations beginning on Monday.

With Chicago set to lift its vaccine and mask mandates in many locations next week, some businesses say they are relieved, while others have announced plans to continue with COVID precautions despite the city’s plans.

The city of Chicago is lifting its mask and vaccine mandates, and residents are sharing their reactions to the news. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez has the story.

While the city of Chicago has officially announced that it will roll back its requirement for masks in most indoor settings on Feb. 28, officials say that a decision on whether to require facial coverings in Chicago Public Schools has not yet been reached.

In line with the state of Illinois, Chicago will lift its indoor mask mandate early next week in certain public locations, as long as coronavirus metrics continue on a downward trend, officials announced Tuesday.

The city of Chicago has announced that it will end its requirements for masks and proof-of-COVID-vaccination in many indoor settings, but there will still be places where facial coverings will be required.

On the streets of Naperville, you still see a significant number of people wearing masks and an almost equal number of those without. When you ask people if they are ready for the mask mandate to be over, you only get one answer. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

Chicago is watching four metrics to determine when its mask mandate will be lifted.

Unlike Illinois, Chicago officials are declining to set a date for when a mask mandate may be lifted, but that could soon change.

Chicago may or may not join Illinois in lifting its mask mandate at the end of the month, the city’s top doctor said Tuesday, declining to offer a specific date but instead saying she is relying on a set of metrics to determine when restrictions can be lifted.