Tip Your Server Well, Keep A Mask Handy And Other Advice As Illinois Prepares To Fully Reopen
The state will fully lift restrictions on capacity at restaurants and bars, but unvaccinated people will still be asked to mask up and distance.
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Chicago Workers Are Going Door To Door To Improve Vaccination Rates
As Chicago looks to fully reopen next week, city officials are focusing on improving vaccination rates in some neighborhoods lagging behind.
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Bars, Restaurants And Gyms Can Open At Full Capacity June 11
Chicago’s plan to fully reopen matches the state’s plans, but officials warn masks will be required in certain places and for unvaccinated people.
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Wants To Cut Liquor Sale Hours But Keep Cocktails To-Go
Lightfoot is also proposing an extension of other pandemic-related initiatives, such as caps on fees charged by Grubhub and DoorDash and paid sick leave for workers.
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What Chicago’s Fight Against The Pandemic Could Teach Us About Fixing Health Care
Community organizations say they became true partners with government and big hospitals to fight the pandemic. Now they’re hoping that approach could help solve the city’s long standing health …
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Chicago’s Plan To Flood Areas With COVID-19 Vaccines Improved Racial Equity. Now It’s Ending.
A WBEZ analysis shows Protect Chicago Plus improved vaccination rates in some targeted communities, but the impact was uneven. Some worry even those gains will fade.
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Fully Vaccinated Chicagoans Are Now Encouraged — But Not Required — To Wear Masks
The new city guidance mirrors that from the state and the feds, except the city says people are strongly advised to keep on their masks for now.
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New COVID-19 Rules: Here’s What You Can And Can’t Do In Illinois And Chicago
Plan your big wedding. Renew your gym membership. And gather your friends for that big Chicago bar crawl — as long as everyone’s fully vaccinated.
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Chicago To Begin COVID-19 Shots For 12- To 15-Year-Olds On Thursday
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to endorse the vaccine’s use Wednesday, opening the door for shots to begin.
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Tens Of Thousands Of Chicagoans Still Haven’t Gotten Their Second COVID-19 Shots
Health officials say it’s best to take both shots of the COVID-19 vaccines that require them. But more than 70,000 Chicagoans are overdue for their second shot.
