A Showdown in Chicago

<p>Chicago is in the midst of a crime wave — but there is also a question about whether police officers will show up for work.</p><p>That’s because of a showdown between the mayor, Lori Lightfoot, and the police union over a coronavirus vaccine mandate.</p><p>Some 30,000 city workers are subject to the mandate, but no group has expressed more discontent than the police.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/julie-bosman?smid=pc-thedaily">Julie Bosman</a>, the Chicago bureau chief for The New York Times. </p><p><i>Love listening to New York Times podcasts? Help us test a new audio product in beta and give us your thoughts to shape what it becomes. Visit </i><a href="http://nytimes.com/audio"><i>nytimes.com/audio</i></a><i> to join the beta.</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/NTTD?smid=pc-thedaily">Sign up here</a> to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>The clash<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/15/us/lori-lightfoot-police-union-vaccinations.html"> over coronavirus shots in Chicago intensified last week</a>, when the city filed a complaint against the police union.</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/17/us/police-vaccine-mandate.html">Across the United States</a>, there is friction between city governments and law enforcement unions over vaccinations. </li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>