They say the Northfield-based company denied "virtually all" religious and medical exemption requests in violation of Title VII and the ADA.
Over 500 past and current NorthShore University HealthSystem staff with religious exemptions to the coronavirus vaccine are set to get paid.
A divided school board voted to require teachers to be boosted to work at Highland Park and Deerfield high schools starting in May.
Highland Park is the only place in Illinois without its own health department that requires restaurants to check for proof of vaccination.
After cutting production last year, the company's CEO said it plans to produce 70 million of the rapid test kits this month.
An order requiring patrons to show proof of vaccination at bars, restaurants, gyms, clubs, theaters and other indoor venues starts Jan. 3.
Fourteen women with objections to COVID-19 vaccines can be compensated later if they suffered religious discrimination, the judge found.
The clinic offered first doses to children under 12 and booster shots to adults — 97 percent of its older students are already vaccinated.
State and federal health officials say the best way to prevent the virus from spreading — and lose the masks — is to get vaccinated.
Unions representing Evanston firefighters and rank-and-file cops signed on to a COVID-19 vaccine-or-test mandate, city officials announced.
While the amendment prevents the conscientious refusal of COVID-19 vaccine and testing mandates, religious and medical exemptions remain.
A proposal sponsored by Evanston Democrat Robyn Gabel and backed by the governor cuts conscience exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
Citing the use of aborted fetal tissue, 14 health care workers sued ahead of NorthShore University HealthSystem's vaccination deadline.
An agreement with AFSCME brings the total number of unionized state workers required to get a COVID-19 shot to nearly 10,000.
The executive order announced Friday applies to more than 55,000 employees at over 2,800 licensed day care centers.
Officials said the rollout for young children will feature smaller doses, smaller needles and more supply.
State ​health officials are currently tracking potential exposures at more than 1,000 Illinois schools, including 81 school outbreaks.
Chicago Bulls and Blackhawks fans and staff will all be required to present proof of vaccination or a negative result to enter the arena.
The annual June parade had already been moved to October.
The Illinois State Board of Education sent a letter to Christian Liberty Academy last week regarding its decision, a first in Cook County.
There has been a 30 percent increase in cases over the last two weeks, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health.
The number of new cases more than doubled since Aug. 23 compared to the prior week's increase.
The number of new cases more than doubled since Aug. 23 compared to the prior week's increase.
It was the final drawing of the state’s "All In for the Win" vaccine lottery.
Parker Krex, a senior at Glenbrook South, said he started the petition at Change.org after 17 students tested positive for COVID-19.
The 11-hospital group on Wednesday became the last major local health care system to issue a coronavirus vaccination requirement for staff.
It becomes the first suburban elementary school district to make vaccinations mandatory for teachers and other employees.
There was an increase of 69 cases over the last seven days, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health.
There was an increase of 50 cases over the last seven days, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health.
There was an increase of 64 cases over the last seven days, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health.
IDPH data shows 80 percent of residents in the Northbrook ZIP code have received at least one vaccine dose.
IDPH data shows 71 percent of residents in Glenview ZIP code have received at least one vaccine dose.
IDPH data shows 75 percent of residents in the Buffalo Grove ZIP code have received at least one vaccine dose.
IDPH data shows 73 percent of residents in Deerfield zip code have received at least one vaccine dose.
IDPH data shows 79 percent of residents in Arlington Heights zip codes have received at least one vaccine dose.
Regular COVID-19 testing will be required for unvaccinated students to participate in extracurricular activates, administrators said.
Third vaccine shots have been approved for millions of immunocompromised Americans, and the FDA may soon approve boosters for all adults.
NaTalia Urlacher, 14, opted not to wear a mask on the first day of school at William Fremd High School and received a one-day suspension.
There was an increase of 80 cases over the last seven days, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health.
There was an increase of 34 cases over the last seven days, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health.
