State and city leaders say if the number of cases and hospitalizations continue to decline, some restrictions might be lifted.
CHICAGO -- COVID data for Illinois and Chicago is trending in the right direction. So much so, that state and city leaders say if the number of cases and hospitalizations continue to decline, some restrictions might be lifted.
"I know they keep going back and forth on the mandates, but it probably will inhibit you from certain jobs," Williamson said."Whenever they shut down the school for COVID cases, they let students who were vaccinated still go in-person," he said. Chicago Urban League president and CEO, Karen Freeman Wilson, who plans to sponsor another event March 5, said the drop in cases is good news. However, she is remining concerned when people hear that things are getting better, especially those in vulnerable communities that are less likely to get vaccinated.
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