Gov. Pritzker signs law that gives benefits to Chicago first responders disabled by COVID

With Illinois state Comptroller Susana Mendoza, right, looking on, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs a law at the state Capitol in Springfield on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 which provides full disability benefits for Chicago first responders who suffer from COVID-19 contracted on the job before vaccines were available. Mendoza's brother, police Det. Joaquin Mendoza, was denied benefits because he could not show the moment on the job that he contracted the disease. He suffers from long COVID that resulted in five strokes and the loss of both kidneys. (AP Photo/John O'Connor)