covid vaccine mandate

As state and city officials provide more insight into the future of coronavirus-related mandates amid decreasing metrics, when will COVID restrictions be lifted both across Illinois and in Chicago?

The city of Chicago plans to end both its indoor mask mandate and its proof-of-vaccination mandate by the end of the month, in line with Illinois’ timeline to drop the statewide indoor mask mandate, if coronavirus metrics allow for it to happen, the mayor’s spokesman told NBC Chicago.

Illinois will lift its indoor mask mandate beginning in late February, with the exception of schools, should COVID-19 metrics continue to decline, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Wednesday.

While the state of Illinois plans to remove its indoor mask mandates in the coming weeks, the city of Chicago has yet to announce when they plan to roll back their mitigation strategies, including a proof-of-vaccination mandate for most indoor spaces.

Dr. Allison Arwady fielded questions about Chicago’s vaccine and mask mandates as the city sees a downward trend in COVID cases. NBC 5 political reporter Mary Ann Ahern reports.

Chicago and suburban Cook County now require patrons to show proof of COVID vaccination to enter several businesses, which has caused a financial burden for some. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

A federal appeals court panel has lifted a nationwide ban against President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for health workers, creating the potential for patchwork enforcement across the country

In the latest turn of the city’s battle against the Chicago police union over a vaccine mandate for city employees, the Department of Law has dismissed a lawsuit against the Fraternal Order of Police that sought to prevent the union’s chief from encouraging members to go against the provisions of the order, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said.

Fraternal Board of Police President John Catanzara announced plans to potentially run for mayor in 2023, and said his resignation would deprive Lightfoot of the chance to say that she had fired him from the department. “Let him run,” said Mayor Lori Lightfoot commenting on the announcement.

Companies with 100 or more employees will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or get tested for the virus weekly under government rules that took effect Thursday

The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from health care workers in Maine to block a vaccine mandate that went into effect Friday. Three conservative justices noted their dissents. The state is not offering a religious exemption to hospital and nursing home workers who risk losing their jobs if they are not vaccinated. Only New York and Rhode Island…

With a 13-30 vote, the Chicago City Council on Friday rejected a proposed ordinance to repeal the city’s employee vaccine mandate, the second such attempt by several council members. NBC 5’s Lisa Chavarria reports.

Illinois law has for more than four decades protected those who oppose providing or receiving certain medical treatment because of their religious beliefs

As a series of court hearings looms Wednesday in the legal battle over Chicago’s coronavirus vaccine mandate, the city’s top cop is defending the measure. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez has more.

Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown defended the city’s vaccine mandate on Tuesday, saying that COVID-19 is “no different than the gunfire” officers face in the line of duty and that refusing the COVID vaccine goes “against the oath” officers take to protect the public.

After a weekend full of uncertainty over the implementation of Chicago’s coronavirus vaccine mandate for city employees, police officers have begun to face disciplinary action for not reporting their vaccination status.

In all, 79% of Chicago city employees have confirmed their vaccination status, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Monday, as she announced the city will begin enforcing its vaccine mandate. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

With both Illinois and Chicago mandating vaccines for certain groups, what are the requirements and what do you need to know?

Some are questioning if requiring proof of vaccination violates the HIPAA, or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.