Over 250 city employees ask downstate judge to stop Chicago vaccine mandate

The movement is the newest chapter within the ongoing battle over the mandate. The request for a short lived restraining order was filed by Tom DeVore, the identical lawyer who used the identical downstate courtroom to grant a restraining order in opposition to the state of Illinois’ college masks mandate.

ABC7 authorized analyst Gil Soffer identified that earlier efforts by Chicago police and firefighters have failed, and mentioned the town nonetheless has a whole lot of authority to take care of a state of affairs like COVID.

“Since this isn’t an order that applies to all residents of the town or the state, however to staff of the town, the courts are inclined to say the town has the correct to situation additional employment by its staff on their willingness to have this vaccine,” he mentioned.

ABC7 reached out to DeVore, however he is attending a dinner at Mar-A-Lago in Florida and wasn’t accessible to remark.

We did obtain an announcement from the town’s legislation division, saying it “has not been formally served with the TRO”, and “may have no additional remark because the matter is now in litigation.”