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Ford said he's resigning because he disagrees with how Loretto is handling the punishments for the executives.

The hospital and its leaders have faced heavy criticism from city officials, who said they let "well-connected" people cut the vaccine line instead of prioritizing West Side residents.

Aside from Trump Tower and a suburban church, Loretto Hospital held a March 3 vaccination event at a Gold Coast shop called Geneva Seal, which sells jewelry and designer watches for tens of thousands of dollars.

There is a high demand for vaccines on the West Side, where the pandemic took a devastating toll. But some of Loretto Hospital's vaccines were administered to well-connected people outside the community.

It was not immediately clear what punishments will be doled out to Loretto Hospital CEO George Miller and COO Dr. Anosh Ahmed — but the hospital already had its supply of vaccine doses cut by the city.

Shots were administered to more than 200 members of the suburban church attended by Loretto CEO George Miller, who is also longtime friends with the church's leader. The event happened in early February, when doses were hard to come by.

The West Side hospital is embroiled in controversy after vaccinating Trump Tower workers and after ineligible judges were offered doses.

The city is warning vaccine providers it won't give them doses anymore if they let people cut in line. The city would vaccinate residents in other ways, Mayor Lightfoot said.

The West Side hospital is the same one already being criticized for wrongfully vaccinating Trump Tower workers.

Loretto Hospital is facing criticism after one of its leaders said he vaccinated Eric Trump and the hospital held a vaccine event at Trump Tower. "We just can't have something like this happen again," Lightfoot said.

Hospital officials said their doctor’s relationship with Trump and his owning a condo in Trump Tower had nothing to do with the improper vaccine event. Millionaire Trump would not have been eligible for a vaccine in Chicago.

It's unclear why workers at the former president's namesake, luxury hotel were prioritized for vaccines while similar hotel workers have not been allowed to get shots.

The plan invites hospitals and social services addressing underlying causes of health disparities to apply for state funding. The deadline for the first round of funding is April 9.

The community-based vaccinations intend to make it easier for residents in hard-hit neighborhoods to get shots.

The free health screenings are available for West Siders who are uninsured and underinsured throughout March.

Loretto Hospital is screening uninsured patients for free to help eliminate health disparities faced by Black people on the West Side.

Hospitals are trying to get more people vaccinated on the West Side, where neighborhoods have been hit hard by the pandemic.

Free walk-in cervical cancer screenings are available to West Side women who are uninsured or underinsured.

A panel will answer questions about the vaccine trials and empower residents with the information they need to make a decision on getting vaccinated.

The legacy of medical studies like the Tuskegee experiment and disparities in health care loom large as some Black West Siders weigh getting a coronavirus vaccine.