225 0 obj <>stream The Volunteers, vendors and students will also be required to be vaccinated. Oak Park. St. Paul's vaccine requirement was set to expire 40 days after it took effect. Tell us. t 312.346.5700 f 312.896.2500, Springfield Office | Illinois Policy Hibbing Public School: All staff, students and visitors must wear a face covering regardless of vaccination status. "Chicago Public Schools will keep in place all proven COVID-19 safety mitigation measures, including requiring universal masking by all staff and students," the district said in a statement. Allina Health: Employee vaccination is required. Jeffrey Duchin, the health officer for Seattle and surrounding King County (where community vaccine requirements were lifted on March 1), told me that he doesnt think mandating two shots (or one, for the Johnson & Johnson gang) in restaurants is useful anymore when the evidence shows that an additional dose provides much greater protection. However, the governor did not offer any specific threshold for COIVD-19 metrics to rescind his executive order for schools. Diners at Lou Mitchell's in the West Loop area were mulling over the big transition Thursday morning. Published January 10, 2022. What's next for Mayor Lightfoot after election loss? "A lot of people don't have the vaccine and a lot of businesses suffered because a lot of people couldn't come out then," Yvenetta Welch said. By SARA BURNETT. Guthrie Theater: Beginning Sept. 30, ticket holders are required to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test received within 72 hours, including children who arent yet eligible for vaccines. Minnesota Zoo: Face masks are required when visiting indoor trails for everyone 3 and older. m7dOe`63"3 rE o "So moving in this direction of it no longer being required, I'm certain there will be a percentage of people who will be reluctant to come out into public spaces," he said. Staff are recommended but not required to wear masks. Here's where you'll need to show proof of vaccination, Establishments where food or beverages are served, including, but not limited to, restaurants, bars, fast food establishments, coffee shops, tasting rooms, cafeterias, food courts, dining areas of grocery stores, breweries, wineries, distilleries, banquet halls, and hotel ballrooms. Meantime, masks will still be required on public transit, in hospitals and other health care centers, and in nursing homes and other congregate settings, such as prisons and jails, under federal requirements. Suburban Cook County will follow Chicago in instituting a vaccine mandate for restaurants and bars starting on January 3. With the full Food and Drug Administration approval of Pfizers COVID-19 vaccine, St. Marys will require all students, faculty and staff to be vaccinated, with exceptions. Chicago's COVID-19 metrics have plummeted over the several weeks, after the Omicron surge hit its peak in early January. Some of the suburbs not included in the order have chosen to enact a mandate alongside the county. Some local governments in Cook County defy vaccine mandate. The mayor and Arwady also warned that either or both of the mandates might need to be reinstated if there's another surge of COVID-19 cases in the future. University of Minnesota: The University of Minnesota will add the FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine to those already required for students. "Well, I think after 2020 we all feel a little uncomfortable moving forward about how we submerge ourselves in large groups, but, personally, I think it's something we just have to take our chances with," diner Jevon Smith said. This order impacts participation at the River Trails Park District. Legal challenges over restaurants are not fights we want to have with this Court right now, Navin said. On that day, as it happens, cases peaked in the county. Hark! After all, once a person is vaccinated, they stay vaccinated; removing a mandate doesnt remove their protection in the same way that, say, lifting a mask mandate would. Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau speaks in a video posted on YouTube. ", "We have made great progress in recent weeks against this virus, and we do not want to jeopardize that progress by moving too quickly. Rock Ridge Public Schools: Students and staff are required to wear masks. -Individuals who previously received a medical exemption, as long as proof of the medical exemption and proof of a negative COVID test within the last 24 hours are provided to the business upon entry. Frances Trimble thinks the rollback is a bit premature, especially when it comes to big, indoor group settings. Establishments where food or beverages are served and intended for on-site consumption. CPS late Tuesday said its mask mandate will remain in place. However, dining sections inside grocery stores are not exempt. From Friday to Monday, 68,310 more COVID-19 vaccine shots were administered. 300 S. Riverside Plaza | 1650 | Chicago, IL 60606 Hours after Lightfoot announced the city was lifting its mask and proof of vaccination mandates effective Monday, the Cook County Department of Public Health announced it was doing the same. Cook Countys public health department, which covers most of the countys suburbs, announced it would follow suit, lifting its general mask mandate and College of St. Benedict: All students, faculty and staff must be vaccinated for the fall 2021 semester. t 217.528.8800 f 312.212.5277 e info@illinoispolicy.org, Copyright 2023 Illinois Policy | Illinois' comeback story starts here. But its unclear how much these policies really help encourage vaccination; the protection they offer to vaccinated people isnt as strong as it used to be; and businesses and local governments across America do not have the resources to keep them going. December 23, 2021 / 4:20 PM Fox's Pizza in Orland Park draws dozens of people for lunch. A Cook County Department of Public Health spokesperson said the new mitigations will be for everyone over the age of five and will go into effect on January 3. Hospitalizations and deaths have also decreased by nearly half during that time. St. Paul: Face masks required inside city-owned buildings. WASHINGTON (AP) The military services are still reviewing possible discipline of troops who refused the order to get the COVID-19 vaccine, defense officials told Congress on Tuesday, and they If these trends continue, and we expect on Monday, Feb. 28, we will lift the indoor mask requirement for the state of Illinois.. St. What does the vaccine mandate mean? As a reminder Masks are still required inside any of our facilities and programs. Childrens Theatre Co.: All guests ages 12 1/2 and older must show either proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test result taken within 72 hours prior to attending a performance, or on-site class, camp or special event. North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School District: Face masks are required for all students, staff and visitors, regardless of vaccination status. Lightfoot responded to the Covid-19 pandemic by implementing a vaccine mandate that she described as inconvenient by design. Under Ramsey County: Masks required in county facilities regardless of vaccination status. All rights reserved, Who Did Your Ward Vote For? NBCUniversal Media, LLC. / CBS Chicago. Customers will have to provide a valid photo ID if they're at least 16 years old, as well as their vaccination card or a photocopy; or else a digital record, or printed record of their vaccination status. But as we saw, things started to rise and it was good thing that people in Illinois were maybe ahead of others to say, time to put masks back on so yeah, there may come a time in the future when we need to do that.. Jan 5, 2022 Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau speaks in a video posted on YouTube. For another, vaccinated people are more likely to be infected with Omicron than they were with Delta, especially if theyre not boosted. Starting January 3rd, Cook County expects the restaurant to check every customer's vaccine card. Masks had been required at all indoor businesses in Chicago since Aug. 20, 2021, and the vaccine mandate for gyms, restaurants, bars, and other food establishments had been in effect since Jan. 3. Meanwhile, faculty and staff as state employees are required to prove that they are fully vaccinated or get tested weekly. A.D. Quig. The Cook County Department of Public Health announced, beginning Jan. 3, 2022, customers age 5 and up will be required to show proof of vaccination to enter restaurants, bars, gyms, and entertainment venues that serve food or drink in suburban Cook County. City officials say Chicago restaurants and businesses could face a costly fine for not properly posting or enforcing the new vaccine-only policy, or keeping a log of vaccinated employees. Under the deal, those who were fired for citing their religious beliefs in objecting to the Covid vaccine mandate will receive more than $24,000 each. Rochester Public Schools: Students between 2 and 12 years old will be required to wear masks inside all public school facilities during the next academic year. Cities, counties, reservations, MSP airport, Masks are required in all city facilities, Library visitors 2 and older are required to mask up, Face masks required inside city-owned buildings, Masks required for people 2 and older inside terminals and on airport property, Masks are required in all county buildings, Employees and visitors are required to wear masks in county facilities, students must be vaccinated for the fall 2021 semester, Masks are required for people who are not fully vaccinated while indoors, must be vaccinated for the fall 2021 semester, St. Marys will require all students, faculty and staff to be vaccinated. On Tuesday, however, she received only 17% of the ballot. All three of the approved COVID-19 vaccines are widely available through pharmacies and medical providers in Cook County, and the vaccine is available free to Exemptions will be considered. For people 12 and older, proof of a single dose of vaccine will be required Those alone in their workspace do not need to mask up. Mayo Clinic: All employees must be fully vaccinated or get a religious exemption by Dec. 3, or face a month of unpaid leave. 802 South 2nd Street | Springfield, IL 62704 But keeping the requirements in place, and doing little else, isnt the way to achieve normalcy either. Since Jan. 3, city officials have required everyone dining, drinking or exercising indoors to show proof that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The owner of Issues Barber and Beauty Salon said it's mask optional for customers while most of the staff is choosing to continue wearing their masks. And it could falsified. The week that followed Martin Luther King Jr.s assassination was revolutionaryso why was it nearly forgotten? Associated Press. Did they keep dining rooms safer? JB Pritzker said he anticipates the state's indoor mask mandate for venues that are not schools, hospitals and public transit will lift on Feb. 28 as COVID hospitalizations continue to drop. As with the state, the changes would not apply to public transit, health care facilities or schools, and business owners can still impose stricter requirements if they want to. Fitness centers include, but are not limited to, settings like health clubs, yoga studios, group fitness classes, recreation centers and dance studios. And at the end of the day we're targeting restaurants, entertainment centers and gyms yet again," Pekau said. Masks are also required for visitors in county buildings. Meanwhile, the new BA.2 subvariant of Omicron has been detected in Chicago, but Dr. Arwady said it is in very small numbers. North Memorial Health: All North Memorial Health, Maple Grove Hospital and Blaze Health employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Dec. 1. Visitors who are not fully vaccinated will be required to mask up. In Cook County, Illinois, the vaccine mandate lasted less than two months. These include, but are not limited to, restaurants, bars, fast food establishments, coffee shops, tasting rooms, cafeterias, food courts, dining areas of grocery stores, breweries, wineries, distilleries, banquet halls, and hotel ballrooms.