A judge in Illinois on Friday ordered the head of the Chicago police union to stop encouraging members not to get a COVID-19 vaccine, just hours before the city’s deadline for officers took effect. Cook County Circuit Judge Cecilia Horan issued the ruling after a lengthy emergency hearing on a request for injunctive relief that the city filed earlier in the day, local news outlets reported. John Catanzara, the president of the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police, urged officers this week not to comply with the city’s requirement for them to reveal whether they’ve gotten a COVID-19 vaccine. “I’ve made my status very clear as far as the vaccine, but I do not believe the city has the authority to mandate that to anybody—let alone that information about your medical history,” he said in a video posted on the union’s YouTube page. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot accused union leadership of “trying …
Judge Orders Chicago Police Union President From Discouraging Members From Getting COVID-19 Vaccine
October 16, 2021
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