Chicago Begins Putting Officers on No-Pay Status for Failing to Report COVID Vaccine Status

A “very small number” of Chicago police officers have been placed on no-pay status for refusing to comply with the city’s requirement that they report their vaccine status, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Monday afternoon.

Lightfoot made the comment at a news conference where she highlighted the relatively high compliance with the city’s vaccine mandate across most other city governmental departments.

Less than 65% of Chicago cops have met the city’s vaccination reporting requirement, days after Friday’s deadline for city workers to disclose their status.

About 72% of Chicago firefighters have met the requirement set by Lightfoot as a condition of city workers’ employment.

Chicago’s data is a good news-bad news scenario for Lightfoot, who has been in a standoff with some labor leaders: The vast majority of city departments are at near 100% compliance after the mayor’s deadline came and went Friday night.