Nicollet County: Face coverings required inside all county government buildings. "The position we've taken is, allow people to make a choice.". Hennepin County: Employees, contractors and volunteers are required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or comply with regular testing. Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau said the village board will vote next week on a resolution to formally oppose the rule and not enforce it. Those alone in their workspace do not need to mask up. March 10, 2022 In Cook County, Illinois, the vaccine mandate lasted less than two months. Volunteers, vendors and students will also be required to be vaccinated. But The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the risk of COVID-19 spread increases in a restaurant or bar setting as interactions within six feet of others increase. Hennepin Theatre Trust: Attendees of all performances at the Orpheum, State and Pantages theatres 12 and older will be required to provide proof of full vaccination. Pritzker has warned Illinoisans to keep masks handy. However, individual businesses will still have the option of requiring masks or proof of vaccination on their own. Courtesy of YouTube (The Center Square) Some municipalities in Cook County have decided they will not enforce the county's vaccine requirement for citizens to enter indoor businesses. We will continue to review and evaluate the mitigation guidance being provided by Cook County Department of Health and communicate updates as we have them. This is why sports and fitness activities are deemed a focal point by Cook County. The city's proof of vaccination requirement also goes into effect on Jan. 3. Students under the age of 2 are not required to wear a mask. Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191: Staff, students and visitors over age 3 must wear masks in schools. Here is a short (not exhaustive) list of programs in which the vaccine verification does not apply: Based on the current mandate, any youth sports or fitness program for those age 5 and older will eventually require vaccination verification if it is being held in a park district facility. The mandate will apply to patrons and employees and will come online in phases. The regulation also applies to shuttle buses and trams. JB Fridley Public Schools: The school district will require every person in their buildings to wear a mask when classes start this fall, regardless of vaccination status. St. Louis Park Public Schools: All students and staff must wear masks while indoors and on school buses. North Memorial Health: All North Memorial Health, Maple Grove Hospital and Blaze Health employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Dec. 1. Diners at Lou Mitchell's in the West Loop area were mulling over the big transition Thursday morning. Churches, schools, grocery stores, office buildings, and residential buildings also are exempt from the proof of vaccination mandate, according to the mayor. Face coverings will also be required for staff and visitors who cannot maintain 6 feet of social distancing with students. hb```elI ea`:qY] Q8axS'~iBp N`````` h``H$@L305Tu@LJLL|o13.YgM7.=b~@iq`{K91 1 Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Brooklyn Park: Masks are required in all city facilities. Edina Public Schools: Everyone 2 and older must mask up on district buses, in schools and in athletic and activities settings, regardless of vaccination status. Artists will not be required to wear masks while rehearsing or performing on stage, but are required to be vaccinated. Minnesota Childrens Museum: Everyone 5 and older is required to wear a mask, regardless of vaccination status. The University of Minnesota has brought back its mask mandate. Meanwhile Theresa Heredia thinks easing restrictions is a step in the right direction. Restaurants, gyms, and indoor entertainment venues were required to Great Lakes Aquarium: All staff and visitors over the age of 3 must wear a face covering. The "We're seeing ourselves on the downward slope of this Omicron surge.". 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. Minnesota State is also requiring masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status, in areas of substantial or high transmission. Bloomington Public Schools: All students and staff in early childhoodthrough adult education are required to wear a face covering while inside school buildings. 300 S. Riverside Plaza | 1650 | Chicago, IL 60606 Workers whose religious objections were rejected, and then took the vaccine under threat of termination, will receive more than $3,000 each. CHICAGO (CBS) -- Citing a "dramatic swing" in COVID-19 cases, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Tuesday the city would lift its indoor mask mandate and proof of vaccination mandate for businesses on Feb. 28, the same day the statewide indoor mask mandate is set to go away. If you're a city of Chicago employee, you need to be vaccinated," she said. St. Johns University: All students must be vaccinated for the fall semester. Lightfoot took office in 2019 after winning more than 73% of the vote in a runoff against Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. 2022 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Exceptions include an assigned apartment or residence hall without guests or when alone in an office or study area. Minneapolis College of Art and Design: All students, faculty and staff working or studying on campus must be fully vaccinated. And students, staff, faculty and visitors to campuses, offices and facilities statewide must wear facial coverings indoors, regardless of vaccination status. We understand there may be some inconsistencies and we are seeking legislative action to hopefully address elements of the mandate. Hennepin Healthcare: All employees, including those working remotely, must be fully vaccinated by Nov. 1. South St. Paul Public Schools: Masks are required for anyone 2 and above inside all school buildings and all school-provided transportation, regardless of vaccination status. Unvaccinated employees can test out of the vaccination requirement, according to the mayor. The River Trails Park District is monitoring and following all guidance provided by the health experts and epidemiologists. This was also in hopes that in the near future, the Cook County mandates would either be reduced or rescinded. The League of Chicago Theaters, which includes Broadway in Chicago, will also continue to require masks and proof of vaccine for all performances. -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. Worthington Public Schools: Masks are required indoors in district buildings for the time being. Cafe: All indoor diners over 12 are required to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test. Cloud Area School District 742: Universal masking is required for children and adults inside district buildings and using district transportation. 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. Indoor entertainment and recreation venues where food or beverages are served. "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. Customers who are only entering a business for 10 minutes or less to pick up an order. In a statement issued Feb. 9, the Cook County Department of Public Health announced its vaccination and masking orders can be lifted in consistent with Illinois' Gov. I can imagine the effect being somewhat weak, Noel Brewer, a public-health professor at the University of North Carolina, told me. None of this is to say that lifting vaccine mandates now is the obvious path forward. And it could falsified. District 196, Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan: Masks are required in all school buildings. Barry Brecheisen/Eater Chicago. Como Park Zoo & Conservatory: Masks are required both indoors and outdoors throughout the entire campus for visitors 3 and older regardless of vaccination status. But without the mandate, Mohammed Rauf said he won't feel safe and may choose to limit going out. "I don't feel safe without the mask," he said. All guests and staff are also required to wear masks indoors. Minneapolis, St. Paul and Duluth officials announced that masks will be required inside all city-owned buildings. Knowing this, it is also critical that we are 100% compliant with masks which are required inside any of our facilities and programs in the public spaces (e.g. But keeping the requirements in place, and doing little else, isnt the way to achieve normalcy either. Please visit this link for the Cook County information: https://cookcountypublichealth.org/communicable-diseases/covid-19/mitigation-guidance, Patrons planning an event (e.g. Hospitalizations also are down sharply from early January, standing at 27 per day from a peak of 241 per day on Jan. 6. Associated Press. The proof of vaccine rules in Chicago will apply to everyone age 5 and older and includes restaurants, bars, gyms and other venues like sports and entertainment arenas. According to an Axios/Ipsos poll, support for vaccine mandates in stores and restaurants dropped between the beginning and end of February, from 51 percent to 41. Jan 5, 2022 Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau speaks in a video posted on YouTube. The proof of vaccine rules in Chicago will apply to everyone age 5 and older and includes restaurants, bars, gyms and other venues like sports and entertainment arenas. Local, county, state and CDC guidance and regulations change frequently. Eastern Carver County Schools: Masks are required indoors for students ages 2 to 12 years old and for people of all ages on school buses. Minnesota Orchestra: Proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID test from the last 72 hours is required for entry into Orchestra Hall. Probably a little. On that day, as it happens, cases peaked in the county. ", The Chicago Teachers Union was supportive of CPS' decision saying: "Masks remain critical part of COVID mitigation. For another, vaccinated people are more likely to be infected with Omicron than they were with Delta, especially if theyre not boosted. CHICAGO (WLS) -- Cook County amended its vaccination mitigation order Tuesday, allowing some to be exempt from the new rule that took effect Monday. We are on track to come out on the other side of this latest COVID storm in better shape than even the doctors expected, Pritzker said at a news conference Feb. 9. Workers had no central database against which to check whether customers were immunized, and some were harassed when they asked for proof of vaccination. 215 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<1252CE3EE3222444867DAEEFEEDA10A9>]/Index[194 32]/Info 193 0 R/Length 104/Prev 224487/Root 195 0 R/Size 226/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream JB Pritzker earlier this month announced he would be lifting the statewide indoor mask mandate on the same day. St. Paul: Face masks required inside city-owned buildings. It looks like you have JavaScript turned off. The seven-day average is 18,543. The policy will go into effect Oct. 15. He also hinted his superseding state mask mandate could return if case rates rebound, requiring Cook County residents to mask up again even if the local order is revoked. According to the new guidelines, those 5 and older must show proof of full vaccination, but anyone ages 16 and older will also need to provide identification that matches their vaccination record. The resulting chaos and confusion can help feed a backlash against vaccine mandates that is already intense and highly politicized. -Any person entering a business for the purposes of voting in an election, or assisting or accompanying a voter or observing an election. JB Pritzker mask mandate to end Feb. 28. St. Paul's vaccine requirement was set to expire 40 days after it took effect. Wedge and Linden Hills Co-op: All shoppers and staff are required to wear masks. All Rights Reserved. The news follows Gov J.B. Pritzker announcement that the statewide indoor mask mandate will be lifted on Feb. 28, excluding in schools, hospitals and on public transit. New York City, for example, fired 1,430 city workers for failing to comply with its vaccine mandate (Fitzsimmons, 2022). Masks are also required inside the Orchestra Hall auditorium. Kimberly Wehle: The vaccine-mandate case is about so much more than vaccine mandates. Moorhead Area Public Schools: Masks are required indoors for all staff, students and visitors. Listen to the trailer for Holy Week. Dakota County: Library visitors 2 and older are required to mask up regardless of vaccination status. By SARA BURNETT. As a reminder Masks are still required inside any of our facilities and programs. School and workplace mandates for vaccines have succeeded in raising immunization rates. In a press conference RELATED: COVID vaccine proof in Chicago, Cook County for bars, restaurants and indoor venues takes effect. HealthPartners: Employees must be fully vaccinated or document a medical or religious reason for declining a vaccine by Oct. 30. We do not profess to know all the answers during this stressful time and we 100% understand your individual concerns, frustrations and stresses. The rules have been very clear. Countywide, the Cook County Department of Public Health reports an average of 632 new daily cases, down from 1,007 the week prior. On December 23, 2021, Cook County, Illinois, issued Public Health Order No. 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. Cook County Department of Public Health. Robbinsdale Area Schools: Face coverings will be required for all students over age 2, staff and visitors, regardless of vaccination status, on school buses and inside all schools and district buildings. But a city might still want to keep community vaccine mandates around to protect vaccinated people. I don't think we're going to be doing a fourth dose, and anything like that, for months, if even ever. Its not like the state police or even the county sheriffs police were willing, for example, to help us, she told me. "If the state or county wants to come take us to court over it, I suppose they can," Pekau said. Suburban Cook County will also join Chicago in requiring proof of vaccination for such spaces. They must complete their series by Nov. 1. And according to Duchin, even the businesses that wanted to comply with King Countys verification requirement sometimes had trouble doing so. Brainerd Public Schools: All students, staff and visitors are required to wear a mask while at the districts facilities. "It's a choice for the people who come here to wear their mask or the staff to wear their mask," Fox said. must be vaccinated for the fall semester. 26,029,750 Doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Illinois, representing 76.1% of Illinoisans receiving two vaccine doses or the Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine. Its also one that almost everyone goes to. Cook County: Masks are required in county government buildings regardless of vaccination status. Albert Lea Public Schools: Elementary students (pre-K through fifth grade) are only required to wear masks on buses. Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced earlier this week for the city of Chicago. 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. In New York City, where the mayor lifted requirements on Monday, the citys public advocate told The New York Times that doing so was unnecessary and unwise. Its true that keeping unvaccinated people out of places where people tend to scream, sing, spit, and sweat might seem like a no-brainer. Lightfoot thanked Chicago business owners for following the city's mandates during the Omicron surge to help limit the spread of the virus, acknowledging the mandates were difficult to enforce. FDA authorizes the first at-home test for COVID-19 and the flu, National survey, some statewide metrics show Minnesotans seeing less COVID. Employees may request exemptions from the -K-12 schools, preschools and child care centers, -Indoor locations in a residential or office building that are limited to residents, owners or tenants of the building, -Charitable food service establishments, such as soup kitchens, -Individuals entering an establishment for less than 10 minutes for ordering and carrying out food, making a delivery, or using restrooms. Lightfoot responded to the Covid-19 pandemic by implementing a vaccine mandate that she described as inconvenient by design. Under Cook County officials later announced they also would do away with their own mask and vaccine card mandates on Feb. 28. Tinley Park will not enforce Cook County vaccine mandate. Cloud in central Minnesota in April to receive the COVID-19 vaccination. After clinical trials with children were completed, kids as young as 5 years old can now get the life-saving vaccine. "I want other people to live and I want to live, so I'm going to wear my mask.". St. Paul Public Schools: Masks are mandated in all St. Paul Public School buildings. birthday party) at one of our facilities will be required to certify that all attendees have provided proof of vaccination. Those employees must continue to wear masks when interacting with customers, and provide proof of a weekly negative COVID-19 test. Minneapolis: Face masks required inside city-owned buildings for those 2 and older. she said. 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 Maybe not. Masks are recommended for students in seventh through 12 grade. Though top health officials advise continued diligence around the pandemic, Chicago has likely passed the peak for the omicron COVID-19 variant and more people could be looking to go out in the city and surrounding suburbs this weekend. Lightfoot took office in 2019 after winning more than 73% of the vote in a runoff against Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. "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. Tell us. That will mean, starting Monday, Chicago and suburban Cook County will no longer require people to wear masks in indoor public settings, or to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination to enter gyms, restaurants, bars, or other businesses that serve food. Copyright 2023 WLS-TV. The Supreme Court already struck down the Biden administrations workplace vaccination mandate. Dunwoody College of Technology: Face masks required on campus until the college reaches a vaccination threshold of at least 80 percent. Ely Public Schools: Face coverings are required for all K-12 students, staff and visitors in all indoor settings, regardless of vaccination status. What does the vaccine mandate mean? But in a space where masking is moot, just ensuring that everyone is vaccinated wont make spending time there risk-free. BBB shares top scams of 2022 . "They're saying that we have to make sure that they took their medicine. Great Wolf Lodge: All guests ages 5 and older are required to wear a face covering in all public areas of the resort, with some exceptions. So Fox said he doesn't enforce masks. The decision to lift the indoor mask mandate and proof of vaccination requirement in Chicago and suburban Cook County on Feb. 28 comes after Gov. Since Jan. 3, city officials have required everyone dining, drinking or exercising indoors to show proof that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Uh oh! comeback Face coverings required for everyone 5 and older inside county buildings regardless of vaccination status. During the first two weeks of the mandate, a negative COVID test within 24 hours will be accepted; starting on January 17, negative tests will no longer be accepted, and only proof of vaccination will be accepted. WebEffective January 3, 2022, all patrons over age 5 must display proof of vaccination. 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. Mississippi Market Co-op: All staff and shoppers must mask up, regardless of vaccination status. There is an exception for students in their residence hall room without guests, and staff are encouraged but not required to wear a mask while alone in an office. Mayor Lightfoot also said she herself will still mask in public for now. Cook Countys public health department, which covers most of the countys suburbs, announced it would follow suit, lifting its general mask mandate and If you have any questions, contact us at info@rtpd.org or 847-255-1200. As CBS 2's Marissa Parra reported, a group of parents who plan to speak at a CPS board meeting Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. are asking for a drawdown of COVID protocol for students. -A nonresident professional athlete or nonresident person accompanying the athlete who enters a covered location as part of their regular employment for purposes of the professional athletic or sports competition. Visitors to the Minnesota Children's Museum who are 5 and older are required to mask up, regardless of vaccination status. Immunization requirements at gyms and stores and concert halls make those settings marginally safer, Raifman said. The vaccines look great, and there's some new science out suggesting that they remain protective. Masks are also required for all ticket holders regardless of vaccination status. We look forward to the day when we can be mask-optional at CPS, but we still need to get more students vaccinated across our District, and we still need to work with our public health and labor partners on the best way to preserve a safe in-person learning environment for all. First published on December 23, 2021 / 4:20 PM. Restauranteur George Willborn III said with no masks requires he hopes to see a bump in revenue at his restaurant Truth Italian Restaurant in Bronzeville. January 3, 2022 The Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) has ordered that all indoor settings where food or drink are served for on-premises consumption and health and fitness centers require proof of COVID-19 vaccination with an approved vaccine from all patrons five years of age or older beginning January 3, 2022. Essentia Health: Employees will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Jennifer Avegno, the director of the New Orleans Health Department, told me that her citys requirement, which applies to gyms, restaurants, bars, and event spaces, likely did more to get those venues employees vaccinated than their customers. Copyright 2023 WLS-TV. Northfield Public Schools: Masks are required in school buildings and on school district transportation for ages 2 and older. -A non-resident performing artist or nonresident individual accompanying the artist who is not regularly performing in a business where the order applies. CHICAGO (AP) Chicago and Cook County will require COVID-19 vaccination proof for indoor venues and Illinois Secretary of State offices will be closed starting Monday due to a surge in infections. 1500 E Euclid AveMount Prospect, IL 60056. According to court documents, Medline instituted the Covid vaccine mandate for its workers on Aug. 20, 2021, requiring all customer-facing employees to be fully vaccinated against Covid by Nov. 1, 2021, or face termination. Anoka-Hennepin Schools: Indoor masking is required for everyone in schools in grades kindergarten through six. While local, county and state officials are revoking the indoor masking requirement for most state residents, Illinois students and school staff will continue to remain masked as other states empower local school districts to decide. So where will you need to have your vaccine records on hand? Mayo Clinic: All employees must be fully vaccinated or get a religious exemption by Dec. 3, or face a month of unpaid leave. Chicago and Cook County health officials said they will lift the citys proof of vaccination requirement and indoor mask mandate by Feb. 28, nearly two years under COVID-19 mitigations. On Tuesday, however, she received only 17% of the ballot. Establishments where food or beverages are served and intended for on-site consumption. CPS late Tuesday said its mask mandate will remain in place. Chicago Office | Illinois Policy ", "We have made great progress in recent weeks against this virus, and we do not want to jeopardize that progress by moving too quickly. Please enter valid email address to continue. "I'll be 81 on February 18," she said. 225 0 obj <>stream Masks will still be required in some places. Winona Arts Center: Masks are required inside the building, unless you are actively eating or drinking. Employees at such venues will also need to either be vaccinated or wear a mask and show proof of weekly negative COVID-19 tests. 194 0 obj <> endobj But the blowback from the business community, she told me, would simply have been too intense. Skokie, Evanston, Oak Park, and Stickney Township have their own local health departments, and can set their own regarding whether proof of vaccination will be required at any indoor businesses. 802 South 2nd Street | Springfield, IL 62704 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. Here at The River Trails Park District, the health and wellness of our employees and patrons continues to be a top priority as we continue to navigate the pandemic. Osseo Area Schools: Staff, students and visitors over the age of 2 must wear face coverings inside school facilities. An updated rider will be added to current and future rental agreements outlining the responsibility of the event organizer. The United States, Illinois and Cook County are in the early stages of a large surge of COVID cases due to the Omicron variant. On Tuesday, however, she received only 17% of the ballot. 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