29 Illinois School Districts Found To Be Out Of Compliance With COVID-19 Mask Mandate
A total of 29 Illinois school districts are not in compliance with Gov. JB Pritzker's school mask mandate, the state announced Wednesday.
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A total of 29 Illinois school districts are not in compliance with Gov. JB Pritzker's school mask mandate, the state announced Wednesday.
Dr. Katrine Wallace is a Chicago epidemiologist who is also a TikTok influencer.
Illinois schools can get in big trouble if they don't abide by the mandate that requires all teachers and students, and everyone else in school buildings, to abide by the state's mask mandates. But as CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reported Monday night, enforcement is a little more fuzzy when it comes to individual students' refusal.
Biden administration officials and U.S. health experts are expected to recommend COVID-19 vaccine boosters for Americans eight months after they received their second dose of the shot. The boosters could begin to be administered as early as mid- to late-September.
NorthShore University Health System employees must now be vaccinated by Oct. 31.
A growing number of city businesses are starting to require proof of vaccination before entry.
In another sure sign that back-to-school season is here, backpacks and school supplies were given away Saturday in Oak Park.
For many Illinoisans, getting COVID-19 vaccine shots didn't mean much. They are the immunocompromised, whose bodies do not build antibodies like an average person's would. But as CBS 2's Marie Saavedra reported Thursday night, a third chance at getting protected has arrived.
Rising COVID-19 rising numbers are one of the reasons some parents are pushing to keep their kids home this upcoming school year. But the Illinois Board of Education is mandating students return to classrooms.
The Illinois Department of Public Health on Wednesday announced it is launching a new immunization portal called Vax Verify, which will allow Illinois residents 18 and over to check their COVID-19 vaccination records.
Dozens of COVID-19 cases have been diagnosed at a sprawling north suburban nursing home – despite 90 percent of the residents there being vaccinated.
Four Chicago Bears players remained on the COVID-19 reserve list as of Thursday, and potential changes to COVID protocols have one Bear upset and speaking out.
A third shot in the arm of COVID-19 vaccine? That is what Moderna suggested Thursday for this fall as cases rise, but some doctors are not on board with the idea at this time.
Live music is returning – but when it comes to vaccination requirements, each venue plays a slightly different tune. CBS 2's Tim McNicholas spoke with an artist performing at the Metro on Clark Street near Wrigley Field about that venue's plan to ramp up the rules.
With COVID-19 cases on the rise in Illinois, the state's Department of Public Health has now made vaccination data publicly available for residents and staff in long-term care facilities.
