Confusion and threats of a CTU work stoppage as CPS kids return to school. COVID-19 hospitalizations are at an all-time high. Day one of Chicago’s indoor vaccine mandate. And what 2022 holds in store for the housing market.

• CPS CEO Commits to School Specific COVID-19 Closing Metrics
• CTU Members to Consider Walkout This Week as COVID-19 Cases Spike
• Local Doctor on Omicron Variant, Booster Eligibility and More
• Chicago’s Only Female-Owned, Queer-Friendly Bar Nobody’s Darling Aims to be Inclusive of Everybody
• Crain’s Headlines: Workers at Starbucks in the Loop Move to Unionize
• Confused About Chicago’s Proof of Vaccination Policy? Here’s an Explainer
• Chicago Area Housing Market Soared in 2021 But May Slow in 2022