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More than 100 city workers sue Chicago over vaccine mandate as police union, City Hall show no signs of backing down in stalemate

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Posted October 22, 2021

A group of dozens of Chicago firefighters and water department workers are asking a federal judge for a temporary restraining order against Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s vaccine mandate, the latest salvo in a battle over city rules.

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