Vaccine mandate refusal sidelines 2 dozen Chicago Fire Department personnel; judge hears police union bid to pause shot reporting rule

Mitchell also noted the city is in a bind — or, as he put it, a “zone of twilight.” He questioned what the city will do come Jan. 1, when the provision that unvaccinated employees can submit to COVID-19 testing expires. A lawyer with the city, Michael Warner, replied that officers would once again face being placed into no-pay status.