Chicago will distribute 1.5 million KN95 face masks across the city as COVID cases continue to rise from the omicron variant.
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The masks are non-medical grade. You can contact your alderman's office if you are interested in acquiring one of the masks. The mask distribution comes as the omicron COVID variant has caused cases to surge in the city and across Illinois, with
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