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Chicago mayor tests positive for COVID-19

By WJBD Staff Jan 12, 2022 | 8:34 AM

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she has tested positive for COVID-19.

The Democrat said Tuesday that she has “cold-like symptoms” but otherwise feels fine. She credited being vaccinated and receiving a booster shot.

Lightfoot said she will continue to work from home and encouraged everyone to be vaccinated.

The former federal prosecutor is the first Black woman to be elected Chicago’s mayor.