More Than 130 Chicago City Workers File Lawsuit Against COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

Chicago firefighters walk under tape at the scene of a fire that killed at least 8 people, including 6 children, in the 2200 block of South Sacramento Ave. on Aug. 26, 2018, in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago. Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune

More than 130 Chicago city workers, consisting of firefighters, health care workers, and other first responders, filed a lawsuit against the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, arguing the order is unconstitutional.

The lawsuit was filed in Chicago’s federal court, pushing back against Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s mandate that health care workers and other state employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.