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A sign encouraging mask wearing hangs on a fence outside Jensen Elementary School in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood.

Pritzker to take school mask case to Illinois Supreme Court after ruling leaves masking up to local districts. About 700 are mask optional; CPS staying the course.

February 18, 2022 at 7:41 p.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he will ask the Illinois Supreme Court to step in after his administration lost an attempt to keep statewide masking and other COVID-19 mitigation measures at...

Michael McCuskey, seen on April 22, 2014, is a retired Democratic judge who served on the state and federal benches.

Democrats appoint former federal judge as legislative watchdog over GOP objections

February 18, 2022 at 1:38 p.m.

The Democratic-controlled Illinois House pushed through a new legislative watchdog on Thursday over objections from Republicans who charged that the majority party skirted the law to install its hand-picked candidate....

Students from Larkin High School in Elgin's School District U-46 head out after the last bell on Feb. 16, 2022. U-46 officials said the lawmakers' decision "does not impact the current masking landscape for our district."

Pritzker’s school mask mandate is losing steam as suburban Chicago districts go mask optional

February 17, 2022 at 12:36 p.m.

Despite lawmakers soundly rejecting the Illinois Department of Public Health's bid to extend its COVID-19 rules for schools this week, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday his executive order on masks...

A masked student crosses the street and heads to school while dozens of protesters call for mask optional schools outside of Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire on Friday, Feb. 11, 2022.

Democratic lawmakers join GOP to block Pritzker administration effort to set school mask rules ahead of appellate court ruling

February 16, 2022 at 12:05 p.m.

Bucking Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a handful of Democratic state lawmakers on Tuesday joined Republicans to block a rule aimed at ensuring school districts that aren't party to an ongoing lawsuit...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announces on Feb. 9, 2022, that the state's indoor mask mandate in response to the COVID-19 pandemic will be lifted by the end of February.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker will lift indoor mask mandate on Feb. 28, but rules will remain in place for schools

February 9, 2022 at 7:26 p.m.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker will lift his indoor mask mandate for most public places on Feb. 28 if the state's largest coronavirus surge continues to subside, a move that comes...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker at the Illinois Emergency Management Agency office after issuing a disaster proclamation and activating 130 members of the National Guard to assist with emergency operations in central Illinois ahead of a winter storm on Feb. 1, 2022, in Springfield.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker set to unveil exit plan for COVID mask mandate, but rules expected to remain for schools

February 9, 2022 at 11:56 a.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker is set to unveil his planned off-ramp from pandemic restrictions in Illinois on Wednesday as the omicron-driven COVID-19 surge continues to subside, but the requirements are expected...

Students arrive wearing masks to Kozminski Community Academy in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood on Feb. 7, 2022.

Ruling on Illinois school mask mandate throws districts into chaos

February 7, 2022 at 6:12 p.m.

A judge's recent ruling that Gov. J.B. Pritzker's COVID-19 mask mandate was authorized illegally prompted chaos and confusion Monday morning at school districts across Illinois, as increasingly volatile battles over...

A motorist refuels her vehicle at a busy Costco gas station Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in Chicago. Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he is pitching the gas tax freeze as part of a larger relief effort "to do right by the working families of our state."

Critics say Pritzker’s gas tax freeze would save motorists only pennies and hinder efforts to repair deteriorating roads, bridges

February 5, 2022 at 8:15 a.m.

Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker's reelection-year pitch to freeze the state gas tax he doubled in 2019 is being met with wide-ranging opposition from critics who contend it would save drivers...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, Jan. 31, 2022.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker mandates COVID-19 vaccine boosters for nursing home and other long-term care workers

February 4, 2022 at 7:14 p.m.

Workers at Illinois nursing homes and other long-term care facilities will be required to get a coronavirus vaccine booster dose by March 15, if they're eligible for the shot, under...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks with the media at the Illinois Emergency Management Agency office after issuing a disaster proclamation and activating 130 members of the National Guard to assist with emergency operations in central Illinois ahead of the winter storm on Feb. 1, 2022, in Springfield, the day before his State of the State address.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposes more money for anti-violence programs, state troopers and nearly $1 billion in temporary tax relief in reelection year budget proposal

February 2, 2022 at 7:25 p.m.

Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker touted his efforts to stabilize Illinois' finances and offered voters a near $1 billion package of temporary tax relief in a reelection year budget address that...

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