Mayor Lori Lightfoot Tests Positive For COVID-19; Says She Has Cold-Like Symptoms, But Otherwise Feels Fine

'This is an urgent reminder for folks to get vaccinated and boosted as it's the only way to beat this pandemic,' Lightfoot said in a statement.

on COVID-19 safety protocols with the Chicago Teachers Union, which allowed teachers to return to school buildings on Tuesday, and will bring students back to classrooms on Wednesday, after five days of classes were canceled when CTU members voted last week to work remotely amid a stalemate over a safe return to in-person classes during the latest surge of the pandemic.

The tentative deal between CPS and CTU establishes metrics on how individual schools will switch to remote learning if there’s an outbreak among staff or students, as well as provide for more thorough contact tracing and enhanced COVID testing layers. CPS also will offer new incentives to encourage substitute teachers to accept assignments during the pandemic, and provide KN95 masks for students and staff.

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