Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot: Police Should Not ‘Ruin Their Careers’ over Vaccine Reporting Rules

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) chided city police officers who are refusing to report their vaccination statuses, telling them not to “ruin their careers” by not complying with her rules, WBBM News Radio reported Tuesday.

“I really hope that the men and women of the Chicago Police Department, who have been fed a lot of stuff, that’s the most polite and appropriate word I can use, are not going to ruin their careers over going to a website and saying ‘yes’ or ‘no,’” Lightfoot said.

Under Lightfoot’s rules, officers must confirm their vaccination status or be subjected to unpaid leave by Friday. Unvaccinated officers can stay on the job if they undergo semiweekly testing.

According to Chicago Fraternal Order of Police president John Catanzara, approximately 3,200 officers are defying the city’s coronavirus vaccine reporting mandate.

“The unofficial number we have is about over 3,200; so about of third of the department,” Catanzara told CBS 2, calling the mandate illegal. The police union head told the news outlet that the rules should be null and void because city officials did not negotiate with the union. – READ MORE