WBEZ Weekly News Recap August 27, 2021

Masks are back on indoors throughout the state and the Mayor mandates COVID vaccines for all city employees.

Indoor mask mandate in Chicago
In this April 6, 2021, file photo, bartender Denis Angelov pours drinks at Tin Pan Alley restaurant in Provincetown, Mass. Chicago health officials announced the city would soon be requiring masks in all public indoor spaces, regardless of vaccination status. Steven Senne / Associated Press, File Photo
Indoor mask mandate in Chicago
In this April 6, 2021, file photo, bartender Denis Angelov pours drinks at Tin Pan Alley restaurant in Provincetown, Mass. Chicago health officials announced the city would soon be requiring masks in all public indoor spaces, regardless of vaccination status. Steven Senne / Associated Press, File Photo

WBEZ Weekly News Recap August 27, 2021

Masks are back on indoors throughout the state and the Mayor mandates COVID vaccines for all city employees.

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Governor Pritzker reinstates the mask mandate indoors while Chicago’s police union pushes back on the Mayor requiring COVID vaccines of city employees.

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GUESTS: Bill Cameron, former city hall reporter, WLS radio

Cassie Walker Burke, Chalkbeat Chicago Bureau Chief