Two years after COVID-19 claimed its first Chicago life, the city is in “a much better place right now than we have been at any other point in the pandemic,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Tuesday.
While masks have come off and vaccine mandates have been lifted, city officials advised residents to enjoy the sense of normalcy that has come along with a lull in cases — but to be ready for mitigations to return in case of another surge.
