The mayor was asked at an unrelated news conference about the city’s plans for creating COVID-19 vaccination passports, a move Chicago public health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said is under ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A key City Council committee on Wednesday advanced Mayor Lori Lightfoot's plan to spend $12.5 million in taxpayer funds to give out thousands of gas and transit cards to ...

CHICAGO (CBS) – With 2 million COVID cases in Illinois, the state passed that grim threshold after more than 16,000 cases were reported on Wednesday – a new daily record. Surging cases are why ...

The city program, Chicago Moves, would cost about $12.5 million. Of that, $7.5 million would go toward 50,000 prepaid gas cards worth $150, and $5 million would be for 100,000 transit cards worth $50.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Tuesday Chicagoans looking to enter indoor venues serving food and drinks will need to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination starting Jan. 3.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot answers questions as she gives an update on Chicago’s COVID-19 vaccination distribution at the Gage Park Vaccination Site in Chicago on Feb. 19, 2021.