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Coverage dated December 1, 2021

Chicago drops COVID-19 vaccine mandate lawsuit against police union

Headline from The Southern Illinoisan

The city of Chicago has dropped its lawsuit against the Fraternal Order of Police over local union President John Catanzara’s push for officers to defy Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s vaccine mandate.

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  1. Bowling Green Daily News

    Chicago drops police union lawsuit over vaccine mandate (opens Bowling Green Daily News)

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    CHICAGO (AP) — The city of Chicago dropped its lawsuit Wednesday against the police union in its fight over city employee COVID-19 vaccine orders, saying the complaint became unnecessary as

  2. The Southern Illinoisan

    Chicago drops COVID-19 vaccine mandate lawsuit against police union (opens The Southern Illinoisan)

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    The city of Chicago has dropped its lawsuit against the Fraternal Order of Police over local union President John Catanzara’s push for officers to defy Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s vaccine mandate.

  3. NBC Chicago

    Chicago Drops Lawsuit Against Police Union Chief Over Vaccine Mandate Comments (opens NBC Chicago)

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    In the latest turn of the city’s battle against the Chicago police union over a vaccine mandate for city employees, the Department of Law has dismissed a lawsuit against the Fraternal Order of Police that sought to prevent the union’s chief from encouraging members to go against the provisions of th…

  4. RedState

    Chicago's Lawsuit Against Its Own Police Over Vaccine Mandates Is Dropped as Mayor Lightfoot Limps Away (opens RedState)

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    Lightfoot lost this round but wants to pretend she won it.

  5. Newsweek

    Chicago drops lawsuit against police union over vaccine mandate (opens Newsweek)

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    Mayor Lori Lightfoot pledged to take the matter back to court if the police union takes "further action toward encouraging an illegal work stoppage or strike."

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