The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) on Tuesday removed seven states from its weekly COVID-19 Travel Advisory – Alabama, California, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Oregon – and announced that it is updating the Advisory to align with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)COVID-19 Community Levels . Beginning Friday, March 25, the Advisory will be adjusted to follow the new CDC guidance, which designates counties nationwide as high, medium, or low risk. Currently, the entire state of Illinois is considered low risk. Moving forward, Chicago’s Travel Advisory will be updated every Friday to align with the release of the updated CDC COVID-19 Community Level data. The CDC’s website allows users to search for counties to identify the current risk level. All travelers are encouraged to check the map to know whether the areas you are traveling to are low, medium, or high risk for COVID-19. For more information on what protocols to take, visit www.chicago.gov or visit www.chicago.gov/vaxcalendar to see the full list of places where you can make an appointment to be vaccinated.