Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza celebrates passage of the Illinois Active Duty Bill

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, …

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)

by: Brian Althimer

Posted: May 12, 2023 / 03:31 PM CDT

Updated: May 12, 2023 / 04:37 PM CDT

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza joins Lisa Dent to talk about legislation that was signed into law by Gov. Pritzker that will now guarantee disability payments to police officers and firefighters who contracted COVID-19 in the line of duty, and why she brought attention to the subject.