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Chicago’s top doctor said the question of whether or not the omicron variant will mark the end of the coronavirus pandemic isn’t quite as cut and dry as many would like it to be.

As Chicago sees early signs of decline from the omicron surge, with officials in both the city and Illinois saying a peak has been reached, what will that mean for vaccine mandates and other COVID restrictions in the city?

Chicago has officially reached the peak of the omicron COVID variant, the city’s top doctor announced Wednesday, though she noted the city is “a long way from being out of the woods.”

Illinois COVID hospitalizations peaked roughly one week ago, according to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who said he is cautiously optimistic about a decline in metrics, but that the state is still facing heightened metrics.

Chicago has officially reached the peak of the omicron COVID variant, the city’s top doctor announced Wednesday, though she noted the city is “a long way from being out of the woods.”

With news centered currently around surging omicron cases, many are wondering what happened to the delta COVID variant that had been the dominant strain in the U.S. for several months?

Here are the top headlines you need to know as you start your day on Jan. 19, 2022.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is set to give a COVID-19 update for Illinois Wednesday afternoon.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is scheduled to give an update Wednesday on the “latest COVID-19 surge” in the state.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker will give an update on the state’s COVID-19 response and receive his first dose of the vaccine on Wednesday.

Here are the latest headlines from around the area in the NBC 5 Nightly Update for Tuesday, March 23, 2021.