In a press conference 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. Establishments where food or beverages are served and intended for on-site consumption. February 23, 2022 / 6:42 AM When guidance and requirements change, the River Trails Park District may need time to fully review and communicate any changes to patrons and staff. Hospitalizations and deaths have also decreased by nearly half during that time. 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. I spoke with three public-health officials in large American cities with entertainment-sector vaccine mandates, and each one of them insisted that the requirements had persuaded some residents to get the jab. Students under the age of 2 are not required to wear a mask. Minnetonka Public Schools: Visitors, students and staff in kindergarten through eighth grade will be required to wear masks at school, with exceptions. But the mayor said the city is able to lift the mask and vaccine mandates for businesses thanks to the ongoing decline in COVID-19 cases in Chicago. The new proof of vaccination rule has raised some concerns for local businesses who are working out how to enforce it and avoid friction with customers. in Forest Park, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. Minnesota State is also requiring masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status, in areas of substantial or high transmission. Gyms and fitness venues, including, but not limited to, gyms, recreation facilities, fitness centers, yoga, Pilates, cycling, barre, and dance studios, hotel gyms, boxing and kickboxing gyms, fitness boot camps, and other facilities used for conducting indoor group fitness classes. Rock Ridge Public Schools: Students and staff are required to wear masks. Minneapolis College of Art and Design: All students, faculty and staff working or studying on campus must be fully vaccinated. Chicago will end its indoor mask mandate and will no longer require that restaurants, fitness centers and bars demand proof of vaccination from customers on Monday, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said on Tuesday. Visitors to the Minnesota Children's Museum who are 5 and older are required to mask up, regardless of vaccination status. The rules have been very clear. St. Paul: Face masks required inside city-owned buildings. While patrons should anticipate having to show proof of vaccination in the coming weeks this will not start on Monday, January 3, 2022 in RTPD facilities. 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. "Thanks to your compliance, we were able to keep people safe, bump up our vaccination rates, and keep our economy open," she said. Mitchell Hamline School of Law: Students, faculty and staff must be fully vaccinated. The funny thing about the entertainment-sector mandates like New Orleanss and Seattles and Cook Countys is that theyre sort of both. Please enter valid email address to continue. All guests and staff are also required to wear masks indoors. BBB shares top scams of 2022 . A graph tracking new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in suburban Cook County as of Dec. 22, 2021. University of Minnesota: The University of Minnesota will add the FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine to those already required for students. Hennepin County: Employees, contractors and volunteers are Jan 5, 2022 Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau speaks in a video posted on YouTube. Starting Jan. 3, all patrons ages 5 and up entering suburban Cook County restaurants, bars, gyms and movie theaters, among other venues, will need to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19. What to Know About the Cook County Commissioner After Advancing to the Runoff Election, grocery stores (though indoor dining sections within grocery stores would be included), locations in OHare International Airport or Midway International Airport, locations in a residential or office building the use of which is limited to residents, owners, or tenants of that building, food service establishments providing only charitable food services, such as soup kitchens. Illinois Under terms of the district's COVID-19 safety agreement with CTU, masks will be required in schools through Aug. 26. If an employer requires employees to be vaccinated and a COVID-19 vaccine appointment is during an "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. starts here. The mandate will apply to patrons and employees and will come online in phases. The week that followed Martin Luther King Jr.s assassination was revolutionaryso why was it nearly forgotten? Dunwoody College of Technology: Face masks required on campus until the college reaches a vaccination threshold of at least 80 percent. If these trends continue, and we expect on Monday, Feb. 28, we will lift the indoor mask requirement for the state of Illinois.. Masks will also be required on all school bus and district transportation. CHICAGO (AP) Chicago is holding a mayoral election Tuesday, but it will likely take weeks and a runoff election before a winner is declared. Masks are also required inside the Orchestra Hall auditorium. The order is mandated for all suburban Cook County towns except for Skokie, Evanston, Oak Park and Stickney Township, who all have their own municipal health departments. Masks are required for people who are not fully vaccinated while indoors in public spaces and when around others they do not live with. Tell us. 225 0 obj <>stream 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. Pritzker said that mandate could be lifted in the coming weeks if rates continue their downward trajectory. The village took the same approach back to the statewide indoor mask mandate with a vote back in September. COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- Cook County deputies will have more time to comply with the COVID vaccine mandate. On that day, as it happens, cases peaked in the county. Anyone 16 and older will also need to show identification matching their vaccine record. In fact, the village mayor said he expects many local businesses to not follow them. Including, but not limited to, movie theaters, music and concert venues, live performance venues, adult entertainment venues, commercial event and party venues, sports arenas, performing arts theaters, bowling alleys, arcades, card rooms, family entertainment centers, play areas, pool and billiard halls, and otherrecreational game centers. So I certainly am feeling way more confident than I have at any other point previously, knowing that the vaccines work as well as they do. / CBS Chicago. Restaurants, gyms, and indoor entertainment venues were required to CentraCare: A full vaccination series is required for all employees and clinicians by Dec. 15, including those working remotely. Worthington Public Schools: Masks are required indoors in district buildings for the time being. On December 23, 2021, Cook County, Illinois, issued Public Health Order No. Suburban Cook County will also join Chicago in requiring proof of vaccination for such spaces. 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. We understand this is an adjustment for all and much of our winter 2022 session begins the weeks of January 3rd and 10th. Cloud Area School District 742: Universal masking is required for children and adults inside district buildings and using district transportation. Workers had no central database against which to check whether customers were immunized, and some were harassed when they asked for proof of vaccination. If youre having a drink in a vaccinated-only bar, the people around you will be less likely to be infected with the coronavirus (even in the age of Omicron), and less likely to spread it when infected. Minneapolis, St. Paul and Duluth officials announced that masks will be required inside all city-owned buildings. That safety margin gets even slimmer when you account for how leaky these vaccine requirements have been. 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. Visitors who are not fully vaccinated will be required to mask up. Minnesota Historical Society: Everyone is required to wear a mask indoors at historic sites and museums, regardless of vaccination status. Gov. Countywide, the Cook County Department of Public Health reports an average of 632 new daily cases, down from 1,007 the week prior. 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. Indoor entertainment and recreation venues where food or beverages are served. All rights reserved, Who Did Your Ward Vote For? Additionally, all students, staff, faculty and visitors must wear masks indoors for at least the first six weeks of the semester regardless of vaccination status. Individuals entering an establishment for less than 10 minutes for ordering andcarrying out food; delivering goods; or using the bathroom; A nonresident performing artist who does not regularly perform or render servicesin a covered location, or a nonresident individual accompanying such a performingartist, while the performing artist or individual is in a covered location for thepurposes of such artists performance; A nonresident professional athlete or a nonresident individual accompanying suchprofessional athlete, who enters a covered location as part of their regularemployment for purposes of the professional athlete/sports team competition; Individuals who have previously received a medical or religious exemption (e.g.from an employer), provided such patrons show the establishment proof of themedical or religious exemption and a COVID-19 test administered by a medicalprofessional within the last 72 hours prior to entering. An individual 18 years of age or younger who enters a covered location toparticipate in an activity organized by a school or after-school program offered byany pre-kindergarten through grade twelve public or non-public school; and An individual who enters for the purposes of voting in a municipal, state, or federalelection; or, pursuant to law, assisting or accompanying a voter or observing suchelection. Cloud in central Minnesota in April to receive the COVID-19 vaccination. Americans are generally more willing to accept vaccine requirements that apply to people who spend a lot of time in high-risk settings (for example, hospital and prison workers) than those that cover wide swaths of the population (all college students, say, or every employed adult). Gustavus Adolphus College: Students must be vaccinated, though exemptions may be requested. 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. 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. All secondary students (grades six through 12) are required to wear a mask during the school day through Oct. 20., when the policy will be revisited. 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. Students and staff in ninth through 12th grades are strongly recommended to wear masks. Pritzker said the indoor mask mandate will remain in effect at these venues throughout the city, county and state. Minnesota Orchestra: Proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID test from the last 72 hours is required for entry into Orchestra Hall. Cook County Department of Public Health. 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. Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau speaks in a video posted on YouTube. "The position we've taken is, allow people to make a choice.". Telling businesses to refuse entry based on patrons vaccine status deputizes sales clerks to be enforcement agents of the state, and thats a difficult situation to be in, Brewer said. News & Upcoming Events Cook Country Vaccine Mandate Information- Updated Dec 31, 2021. Associated Press. Anyone not vaccinated must be tested weekly. Masks are required indoors and on district transportation for early childhood through eighth grade, required to wear masks inside all public school facilities, All staff are required to be vaccinated or get tested weekly, Masks are required indoors for staff, students and visitors, Universal masking is required for children and adults. By February 28, the requirement was gone. Heres where masks and vaccines are required across Minnesota. Employees are required to be vaccinated or get tested regularly. The resulting chaos and confusion can help feed a backlash against vaccine mandates that is already intense and highly politicized. Fully vaccinated staff may take off their masks with social distancing in place when alone in an office or when it supports educational instruction. Violators face possible fines. 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. Nonetheless, Pekau expects the village resolution to pass. Rochester: Masks are required in all city facilities. WebEffective January 3, 2022, all patrons over age 5 must display proof of vaccination. Mississippi Market Co-op: All staff and shoppers must mask up, regardless of vaccination status. Then one of the countys hundreds of states attorneys might choose to take the offending business to court. Some exemptions may be granted. Beginning Jan. 19, you will need to provide a proof of vaccination or negative test taken within 72 hours if you visit a place The Cook County Department of Public Health said it also anticipates that if key metrics continue to improve, the vaccination and masking orders for suburban Cook County, except for Evanston, Skokie, Oak Park and Stickney Township, who said they are still reviewing what to do, can be lifted in the same timeframe Pritzker laid out Wednesday. Brooklyn Center: Masks are required in all city facilities, with exceptions. On Tuesday, however, she received only 17% of the ballot. March 10, 2022 In Cook County, Illinois, the vaccine mandate lasted less than two months. 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. Why are we checking? Since Jan. 3, city officials have required everyone dining, drinking or exercising indoors to show proof that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. South Washington County Schools: Masks are required indoors for staff, students and visitors age 2 through eighth grade, including on buses, regardless of vaccination status. On Tuesday, however, Masks are required for anyone 2 and older, All people in district buildings during classroom hours are required to wear masks, fully vaccinated or get a religious exemption by Dec. 3, people who have been vaccinated, are under 12 years old or have a medical exemption, proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test result, Masks are required both indoors and outdoors, required to show either proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test, ticket holders are required to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test, required to provide proof of full vaccination, Proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID test, Face masks are required when visiting indoor trails, required to show proof of a full COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID test, required to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test. "They're saying that we have to make sure that they took their medicine. Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191: Staff, students and visitors over age 3 must wear masks in schools. 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. WebCook County Earned Sick Leave Ordinance and COVID-19 The COVID-19 Vaccination Rights for Employees and Employer Obligations Ordinance went into effect on July 1, 2021. endstream endobj 195 0 obj <. St. Paul's vaccine requirement was set to expire 40 days after it took effect. The proportion of respondents who strongly support such policies fell by one-third, even though the ranks of the vaccinatedfor whom vaccine requirements present the smallest hasslegrow by the day. The decision to phase out statewide pandemic protocols coincides with announcements this week that New York, New Jersey, California, Delaware, Connecticut, Nevada and Oregon will do the same. CHICAGO (WLS) -- The state of Illinois along with Chicago officially lifted their indoor mask mandates, with the city also ending its proof of vaccination requirement. Face coverings required for everyone 5 and older inside county buildings regardless of vaccination status. -Any person entering a business for the purposes of voting in an election, or assisting or accompanying a voter or observing an election. 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 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. For another, vaccinated people are more likely to be infected with Omicron than they were with Delta, especially if theyre not boosted. Probably a little. (The Center Square) But the blowback from the business community, she told me, would simply have been too intense. "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. Fox's Pizza in Orland Park draws dozens of people for lunch. endstream endobj startxref 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. 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. 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. CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago and suburban Cook County health officials said they anticipate that the city's proof of vaccine requirement and indoor mask mandate will lift around the same time as the state's, but many residents say they'll be keeping their face coverings on. ABC7 Chicago says farewell Meteorologist Phil Schwarz, Doctor inspired to find treatment for rare diseases after diagnosis. -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. Eden Prairie Schools: Face coverings will be required for all students through sixth grade, and for all students, adults and staff on district buses. New York City, for example, fired 1,430 city workers for failing to comply with its vaccine mandate (Fitzsimmons, 2022). The city originally gave employees until Dec. 31 to get fully vaccinated, but after going through arbitration with labor unions for most city employees, that deadline was moved to Jan. 31. This order impacts participation at the River Trails Park District. First published on February 23, 2022 / 6:42 AM. Listen to the trailer for Holy Week. t 217.528.8800 f 312.212.5277 e info@illinoispolicy.org, Copyright 2023 Illinois Policy | Illinois' comeback story starts here. Chicago's COVID-19 metrics have plummeted over the several weeks, after the Omicron surge hit its peak in early January. St. Marys University of Minnesota: All employees and students must wear a mask while inside university buildings. wear a mask while inside school buildings, every person in their buildings to wear a mask, Masks are required indoors and on school buses, Masks are required for staff, students and visitors inside all school buildings, Masks are required inside school buildings. However, Arwady said it's still important for people who haven't yet been vaccinated against COVID-19 to get their shots. "Earlier this year, we had hoped that we were on a path to finally put the pandemic behind us," Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said in a statement. The Supreme Court already struck down the Biden administrations workplace vaccination mandate. "We're seeing ourselves on the downward slope of this Omicron surge.". Artists will not be required to wear masks while rehearsing or performing on stage, but are required to be vaccinated. 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. Nonresident performing artists who do not regularly perform or render services in a covered location, or a nonresident individual accompanying such a performing artist, while the performing artist or individual is in a covered location for the purposes of such artist's performance; Nonresident professional athletes or a nonresident individuals accompanying such professional athletes, who enter a covered location as part of their regular employment for purposes of the professional athlete/sports team competition; Anyone under age 18 who enters a covered location to participate in an activity organized by a school or after-school program offered by any pre-kindergarten through grade twelve public or non-public school; and. See Why Illinoisans Are Getting Vaccinated What does the science say about the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic? bW%nH@ A Kimberly Wehle: The vaccine-mandate case is about so much more than vaccine mandates. 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. 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. READ MORE: Pritzker to lift Illinois mask mandate for some. hbbd```b``+@$/X` Albert Lea Public Schools: Elementary students (pre-K through fifth grade) are only required to wear masks on buses. The vaccines look great, and there's some new science out suggesting that they remain protective. Restaurants, gyms, and indoor entertainment venues were required to come up with a plan to verify their patrons immunization status as of January 3. In Chicago and Cook County, a vaccine mandate remains in place, which requires residents age 5 and older to provide proof of COVID vaccination before The city's average daily case rate stands at 283, down 96% from a peak of 6,293 on Jan. 3. Cook County is following Chicago in implementing a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for customers of restaurants, bars, gyms and various other indoor establishments. A.D. Quig. 2022 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Did they keep dining rooms safer? 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. The county's order - which includes all suburbs except for Evanston, Skokie, Oak Park and Stickney - calls for proof of vaccination for customers age 5 and older at indoor settings where food or drink are served, including bars, restaurants, entertainment venues, fitness facilities and more. Suburban Cook County will follow suit, the Tribune reports. Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced earlier this week for the city of Chicago. The Cook County mitigation order will place restrictions on a variety of programs and facilities where individuals will need to be fully vaccinated in order to participate. Duluth Public Schools: All students 2 and older, staff and members of the public must wear a mask while inside school buildings, regardless of vaccination status. Make a gift of any amount today to support this resource for everyone. Bloomington: Masks are required in city facilities for anyone 2 and older regardless of vaccination status. 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. CHICAGO (WLS) -- Cook County amended its vaccination mitigation order Tuesday, allowing some to be exempt from the new rule that took effect Monday. Americans feelings about mandates there would likely be complicated even if the mandates did definitively work. she said. Hamline University: All students and employees are required to be fully vaccinated. And at the end of the day we're targeting restaurants, entertainment centers and gyms yet again," Pekau said. The week that followed Martin Luther King Jr.s assassination was revolutionaryso why was it nearly forgotten? Starting January 3rd, Cook County expects the restaurant to check every customer's vaccine card. JB Pritzker mask mandate to end Feb. 28. Cook Country Vaccine Mandate Information- Updated Dec 31, 2021, Toggle the visibility of the Accessibility Toolbar, https://cookcountypublichealth.org/communicable-diseases/covid-19/mitigation-guidance. We understand there may be some inconsistencies and we are seeking legislative action to hopefully address elements of the mandate. White Bear Lake Area Schools: Masks are required for anyone 2 and older in district buildings and transportation regardless of vaccination status. County health inspectors will be checking on businesses to make sure they comply with the new mandate. Ramsey County: Masks required in county facilities regardless of vaccination status. The rules mirror those that Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced earlier this week for the city of Chicago. Proof of vaccination would no longer be required for patrons of restaurants, bars and gyms, along with the indoor mask mandates applying to those spaces in the city. 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