Chicago’s new daily COVID-19 case rates are “getting close” to low enough for the city to drop its vaccination mandate for businesses, according to Chicago’s top doctor. A new City Council subcommittee on spending oversight is preparing its first meeting. And Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25) is joining a three-pronged effort to introduce City Council resolutions in Chicago, Minneapolis and Seattle proclaiming all three cities’ support for nationwide Starbucks unionization efforts.