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Chicago police in standoff with Mayor Lori Lightfoot over vaccine mandate

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Published October 18, 2021 at 11:33 AM CDT

Lori Lightfoot speaks at her election night party Tuesday, April 2, 2019, in Chicago. Lori Lightfoot was elected Chicago mayor, making her the first African-American woman to lead the city. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)

There is tension over the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in Chicago, Illinois, after Mayor Lori Lightfoot ordered all city workers, including police officers, to submit their vaccine status to the city.

Here & Now‘s Tonya Mosley gets the latest from WBEZ reporter Patrick Smith.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.