Dr. Allison Arwady is no longer Chicago’s Public Health Commissioner
The news of Arwady’s firing came a day after the Chicago Board of Health asked Mayor Johnson to keep her in the post.
Dr. Allison Arwady rose to prominence through her leadership of the Chicago Department of Public Health during the COVID-19 pandemic. A Lightfoot Administration appointee, Arwady faced criticism from multiple fronts – from folks who opposed pandemic restrictions on schools and businesses, and by those who thought she loosened those same restrictions too soon.
Reset hears from a journalist who recounts Arwady’s tenure as public health commissioner.
GUEST: Becky Vevea, bureau chief for Chalkbeat Chicago
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Dr. Allison Arwady is no longer Chicago’s Public Health Commissioner
The news of Arwady’s firing came a day after the Chicago Board of Health asked Mayor Johnson to keep her in the post.
Dr. Allison Arwady rose to prominence through her leadership of the Chicago Department of Public Health during the COVID-19 pandemic. A Lightfoot Administration appointee, Arwady faced criticism from multiple fronts – from folks who opposed pandemic restrictions on schools and businesses, and by those who thought she loosened those same restrictions too soon.
Reset hears from a journalist who recounts Arwady’s tenure as public health commissioner.
GUEST: Becky Vevea, bureau chief for Chalkbeat Chicago