Pritzker issues new mask mandates, threatens schools with sanctions

Published August 5, 2021 7:00pm ET



Weeks after some school districts decided to make masks optional to start the year, the CDC changed its guidance on mask use.

Now Illinois’ governor is mandating masks for schools and daycares, and threatening action for those that don’t comply. Some state lawmakers say a year and a half in, they should be involved, but aren’t.

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