Gov. J.B. Pritzker allows state lawmakers to receive COVID-19 vaccinations, joining Chicago city leaders and elected officials who were already allowed doses in current rollout plan

Unlike the rest of the state, Chicago’s COVID-19 inoculation rules had allowed for city leaders and elected officials — regardless of their age or medical necessity — to receive the vaccine. Illinois’ statewide rules did not. After initially saying state elected officials should hold off, Gov. J.B. Pritzker reversed course on Wednesday, making all 177 members of the General Assembly now eligible for the vaccine.