Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday announced that the state will be imposing a pre-K-12 school mask requirement regardless of vaccination status and mandatory inoculations for all state workers in congregate settings, citing a new COVID-19 surge.
Pritzker said in an Aug. 4 release that the mask mandate would apply to all students, teachers, and staff at pre-kindergarten through grade 12 schools and day cares statewide, effective immediately. Masks will be mandatory for all indoor extracurricular activities and sports but will not be required outdoors in areas where transmission risks and rates are lower.
