Chicago and CPS see rising COVID-19 numbers but ‘nothing alarming at this point,’ city’s top doc saysThe rise is attributed to the BA.2, or 'stealth omicron' subvariant. April 05, 2022
Low-dose COVID shots effective for babies and toddlers, Moderna saysModerna’s COVID-19 vaccine works in babies, toddlers and preschoolers the company announced Wednesday -- and if regulators agree it could mean a chance to finally start vaccinating the littlest kids by summer. March 23, 2022
‘Stealth’ omicron is expected to be dominant variant among Chicago COVID-19 cases by the end of MarchThe city is also officially ending its weekly COVID-19 travel advisory updates. March 22, 2022
The mask mandate returns to six Chicago Public Schools classrooms amid COVID-19 spike at schoolChicago Public Schools dropped universal masking last week but cited some exceptions. March 21, 2022
Aldermen who called special meeting to challenge Lightfoot’s vaccine mandate fail to draw enough colleagues for a quorumThe meeting follows a contentious exchange between Lightfoot and aldermen over police staffing concerns. March 16, 2022
Chicago Public Schools’ mask-optional rule survives initial challenge by teachers unionThe mask-optional rule will remain in place after a state labor board refused to issue an injunction against it. March 16, 2022
Chicago Public Schools defends its vaccine mandate for teachers in court amid separate fight with union over the end of the mask ruleSix teachers recently sued over the required they get COVID-19 shots or undergo testing. March 15, 2022
As Mayor Lightfoot, Dr. Arwady look back on pandemic living the past two years, they give thanks while assuring equity work will continueMayor Lori Lightfoot joined CDPH Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady ahead of the two-year anniversary of the first COVID-19 death in Chicago, honoring those whose lives were lost to the virus and recommitting to addressing the racial health disparities that were heightened by the outbreak. March 15, 2022
Parents split on the end of the mask mandate in Chicago Public Schools CPS was one of the last area districts to move to mask optional. March 14, 2022
Mayor Lori Lightfoot says vaccine noncompliers will be given final chance before losing pay: ‘We’re not doing mass firings today’Supervisors will call workers in to verify that they aren’t vaccinated and give them an opportunity to comply. March 14, 2022
Chicago Public Schools will still require masks in some settings; mask-optional policy begins Monday despite CTU oppositionThe Chicago Teachers Union says its members will be in schools Monday but it awaits the outcome of an unfair labor complaint. March 14, 2022
Mayor Lori Lightfoot warns police and other city employees will lose pay if they don’t get 1st COVID-19 vaccine by SundayThe police union has warned of a mass exodus from the department over the mandate. March 11, 2022
As Chicago Public Schools’ mask rule is about to end, employees mount new legal challenge to COVID-19 vaccine mandate for staffThe group is represented by the attorney who also challenged CPS' mask rule. March 10, 2022
Illinois ended its indoor mask mandate. Here’s what it means for schools, restaurants and more in Chicago and the suburbs.Mask mandates will lapse on Monday in Illinois and Chicago. March 10, 2022
Chicago teachers ‘pissed off and exhausted’ over mask mandate lifting, but CPS vows to work with union to avoid another work stoppageThe CPS CEO said he doesn't anticipate more work stoppages, but does CTU agree? March 08, 2022
Chicago Public Schools to drop mask mandate March 14; teachers union vows to fight the change without collective bargaining Chicago Teachers Union filed an unfair labor complaint against CPS over the mask change. March 07, 2022
Chicago Public Schools mask mandate expected to end ‘in the near future,’ CEO says The mask rule was just affirmed by the Board of Ed and is in a teachers union agreement. March 02, 2022
Nebraska, Ohio, Washington, D.C., removed from Chicago COVID-19 travel advisory for unvaccinated peopleThere are now 47 states and one territory on the travel COVID warning list. March 01, 2022
Masks still rule in Chicago Public Schools ‘for now’ as rest of Illinois mostly ditches them; CEO says he’s reviewing guidance In CPS, masks are required in its COVID-19 safety agreement with the Chicago Teachers Union. February 28, 2022
‘What do you do when you can’t agree on reality?’ Demise of popular Oak Park Coronavirus Facebook group highlights pandemic’s divisionsIt was an abrupt end to a resource once seen as so vital that its founder was named a Villager of the Year. February 28, 2022