Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiVisitors walk along reopened Navy Pier on May 2, 2021, in Chicago.
Brian Cassella / baiduhaiSara, 9, Sam, 5, and Elena Chlebowicz, 11, shop for sandals May 17, 2021, at Alamo Shoes in Andersonville.
Zbigniew Bzdak/baiduhaiJamal Boulden and other Leo High School faculty and staff members distribute 1,000 masks to families and the elderly in Chicago on April 29, 2020.
Chris Sweda / baiduhaiA doorman wears a mask while accepting money from patrons celebrating an early St. Patrick's Day on Clark Street in Chicago's Wrigleyville neighborhood on March 14, 2020.
Abel Uribe / baiduhaiPedro Rodriguez, who said he is fully vaccinated, enjoys a cup of coffee in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood on May 18, 2021.
Antonio Perez / baiduhaiShoppers wear their masks while shopping at a UNIQLO store in Chicago on Aug. 17, 2021.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiA pedestrian wears a protective face mask while walking past tulips on North Michigan Avenue, April 23, 2020. Gov. J.B. Pritzker extended a statewide stay-at-home order through May 30, with modifications.
Erin Hooley/baiduhaiArriving from the Philippines, Julie Ann, of the Chicago area, wears a mask in the international terminal of O'Hare International Airport on March 3, 2020, in Chicago. "I don't usually ever wear a mask," said Ann, citing concerns about the coronavirus.
Erin Hooley / baiduhaiShikha Jain, of the Illinois Medical Professionals Action Collaborative Team, adjusts the mask of her son Krish as she watches her other children, Anika Kumar, 5, and 2-year-old Bodhi on May 4, 2020, in Chicago.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiWhile wearing a protective mask, Jimmy Smart, 32, walks his dog in the Streeterville neighborhood on April 1, 2020, in Chicago.
Chris Sweda / baiduhaiA person wears a face mask and holds a U.S. flag at Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park on July 2, 2021, as the Grant Park Orchestra performs an "Independence Day Salute."
Jose M. Osorio / baiduhaiAnthony Frieson takes part in the "Wash and Wear Community Face Mask Project" in which 100,000 masks will be distributed for free in 16 Chicago communities disproportionately hit by COVID-19 infections, outside of the Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corp. in Chicago on June 25, 2020. Frieson lost two sisters to COVID-19. One of them, Patricia Frieson, 61, a retired nurse, was Illinois' first fatality when she died March 16. Another sister, Wanda Bailey, 63, of Crete, died nine days later.
John J. Kim/baiduhaiTwo men wear medical masks while walking past others along the Lakefront Trail on March 25, 2020.
Brian Cassella / baiduhaiA masked man lugs a propane tank on North Broadway in Lakeview on April 26, 2020.
Antonio Perez / baiduhaiPeople zoom along on their scooters while wearing face masks down 18th Street in Chicago on April 6, 2020.
Antonio Perez / baiduhaiAir travelers, some with face masks and others without, line up for their flights on April 19, 2022 at Midway International Airport in Chicago. A federal judge overturned the CDC mask mandate for federal transportation including airplanes and trains.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiHostess Kelsey Roden walks by patron Mike Flaherty on Aug. 6, 2020, while he sits on the Lakefront Restaurant patio at Theater on the Lake.
Jose M. Osorio / baiduhaiChicago Bears fans, some wearing masks, make their way in as the gates officially open to enter the Chicago Bears Family Fest area outside of Soldier Field in Chicago on Aug. 3, 2021.
Erin Hooley / baiduhaiMasked pedestrians cross Michigan Avenue in Chicago on Feb. 23, 2022.
Terrence Antonio James/baiduhaiAnand Sheth, left and Emily Jodlowski of Mon Ami Jewelry prepare face masks for distribution in the shop on North Wabash Avenue in Chicago on April 28, 2020. The large boxes in foreground are filled with more masks.
Brian Cassella / baiduhaiPeople wear masks while waiting in line at the Cook County clerk's office inside City Hall on Feb. 22, 2022, as the city announced it will be ending its indoor mask requirement in most locations on Feb. 28.
Jos M. Osorio / baiduhaiA woman wearing a mask crosses Clark Street at Washington Street near the Cook County building on May 1, 2020.
Stacey Wescott / baiduhaiMasked and shielded parents and staff stand outside as students arrive for school Jan. 11, 2021, at Beard Elementary School in Chicago.
John J. Kim/baiduhaiAttendant Kejuan Hayes poses for a photograph while disinfecting door handles at the Fosco Park gymnasium on March 14, 2020, in Chicago. Enhanced cleaning at Chicago Park District facilities took place citywide to prepare for students during school closures because of concerns over the spread of COVID-19, or the coronavirus.
Terrence Antonio James / baiduhaiA person wears a face mask at Halsted Street and Armitage Avenue in Chicago on April 11, 2022. The city of Philadelphia reinstated its mask mandate for indoor public spaces after a rise in the number of COVID-19 cases.
Brian Cassella / baiduhaiA person wears a mask with baseballs while walking in Lakeview on April 26, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic.
Brian Cassella / baiduhaiMasked passengers ride a Shoreline Sightseeing boat March 29, 2021, on the Chicago River.
Zbigniew Bzdak/baiduhaiJamal Boulden distributes 1,000 masks to families and the elderly in Chicago on April 29, 2020.
Antonio Perez / baiduhaiEdmundo Alonso, 7, kicks a soccer ball while wearing a face mask at Harrison Park in Chicago on April 6, 2020.
Stacey Wescott / baiduhaiNancy Russell returns home after shopping at Walgreens on April 23, 2020, in Evanston. Russell said she's been wearing a mask for a couple of weeks.
Chris Sweda/baiduhaiVolunteers prepare bags with pairs of free masks and gloves outside Premier Urgent Care on May 2, 2020.
Chris Sweda / baiduhaiAmid the coronavirus pandemic, Trader Joe's customers create space between themselves as they wait patiently in line at the Clybourn Avenue location in Chicago on March 28, 2020.
Chris Sweda / baiduhaiAlex Afanasov, from left, Ashley Sanchez and Colleen Paschelke hang out by the lake at Montrose Harbor in Chicago on May 13, 2021. The CDC announced recently it is advising that fully vaccinated U.S. citizens may stop wearing masks and stop maintaining social distance in most indoor and outdoor situations.
John J. Kim / baiduhaiNatalie Weston wears a pink Chicago White Sox face mask on April 8, 2021, before heading inside Guaranteed Rate Field for the home opener against the Kansas City Royals.
Jose M. Osorio / baiduhaiPeople with and without masks walk near West Madison and South Franklin streets in Chicago on Aug. 4, 2021.
Jose M. Osorio / baiduhaiPeople walk on East Randolph Street at North Michigan Avenue in Chicago's Loop on May 14, 2021.
Brian Cassella/baiduhaiA discarded surgical mask on the sidewalk in Lakeview on April 1, 2020.
Brian Cassella / baiduhaiPeople wear masks while crossing State Street on Feb. 23, 2022, in Chicago's Loop.
Antonio Perez / baiduhaiA couple passes by artwork of a person looking through window blinds on a mural along the CTA viaduct walls in Oak Park on May 11, 2020.
Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai/TNSDavid Cedras, 25, wears a mask while riding a Brown Line train in the Loop on June 9, 2020, in Chicago.
Terrence Antonio James / baiduhaiA man pauses at the intersection of Damen and North avenues on April 27, 2021, in Chicago.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiA passenger who arrived from a flight from Shanghai who didn't want to be identified puts a mask on his 5-year-old son after drinking water in Terminal 5 at O'Hare International Airport on Jan. 30, 2020.
Jose M. Osorio / baiduhaiChicago fire officials put on masks before funeral services for Chicago firefighter/EMT Mario Araujo at Theis-Gorski Funeral Home on April 13, 2020.
Chris Sweda / baiduhaiA man boards a CTA bus near the 35th Street Red Line station in Chicago on Aug. 3, 2021.
Antonio Perez / baiduhaiShoppers, including a woman wearing a protective face mask, wait in a line stretching outside a Trader Joe's store in Chicago on March 16, 2020.
Brian Cassella / baiduhaiCTA bus riders wear masks while boarding and disembarking on State Street on Feb. 23, 2022, in Chicago's Loop.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiPeople wear masks while waiting to cross the street April 11, 2022, in Chicago.
Brian Cassella / baiduhaiPedestrians wear masks while crossing State Street on Feb. 23, 2022, in Chicago's Loop.
Brian Cassella / baiduhaiPedestrians wear masks on Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago on July 14, 2020.
Jose M. Osorio / baiduhaiMasked commuters walk from track 10 at Union Station in Chicago on Aug. 4, 2021.
Zbigniew Bzdak/baiduhaiRosetta Miller puts a mask on Kanijah, 8, and other grandchildren as Leo High School faculty and staff members distribute meals and giving away 1,000 masks for families in Chicago on April 29, 2020. The meals and masks were donated by a relief fund created by Leo alumni and Big Shoulders Fund.
Brian Cassella / baiduhaiSandra Chlebowicz tries on shoes with her son, Mateusz, 11, with help from employee Bruce Barrios on May 17, 2021, at Alamo Shoes in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood. Owner Richard Price said if a customer walks into the store without a mask, employees will ask them to wear one.
Brian Cassella / baiduhaiDiscarded masks on March 29, 2021, along the Chicago Riverwalk.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiA masked fan watches Orville Peck perform on the T-Mobile stage during the first day of Lollapalooza in Chicago's Grant Park, July 29, 2021.
Chris Sweda / baiduhaiA group of young entrepreneurs in town for a small conference, including Zyon Bell, second from left of Houston, and Marce Adame, third from left of Amarillo, Texas, hang out at Montrose Harbor in Chicago on May 13, 2021.
Jose M. Osorio / baiduhaiA woman wearing a mask walks near the Lyric Opera in Chicago's Loop on March 30, 2020.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiTwo people wear masks while walking in the Near North neighborhood on Aug. 22, 2021, in Chicago.
Brian Cassella / baiduhaiPeople in masks skateboard across LaSalle Street on April 19, 2020.
Zbigniew Bzdak/baiduhaiLeo High School faculty and staff members distribute meals and 1,000 masks to families and the elderly in Chicago on April 29, 2020.
Terrence Antonio James / baiduhaiA man wearing a face mask walks past a Jesus mural on South Western Avenue in Chicago on May 7, 2020.
Abel Uribe/baiduhaiMateo Uribe, census coordinator with the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, kisses his girlfriend, Stephanie Ortega, after they finish hanging a sign from their SUV in the parking lot of Walmart on Cicero Avenue before joining a small caravan of vehicles driving around the Little Village community to remind residents to participate in the 2020 census on April 1, 2020.
Jose M. Osorio / baiduhaiLloyd Reed, Jr., center, joins other Social Distance Ambassadors during a pre-shift meeting at Navy Pier in Chicago on June 10, 2020. Navy Pier began a cautious reopening after being closed for almost three months because of COVID-19. The new rules required face masks and let outdoor spaces and outdoor restaurant seating be open.
Antonio Perez / baiduhaiA woman wears her voting sticker on her face mask Oct. 22, 2020, after voting early at Prairie State College in Chicago Heights.
Brian Cassella / baiduhaiSigns remind people to social distance and wear masks on the campus of the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign on July 7, 2020.
Chris Sweda / baiduhaiA passenger wearing a protective mask looks at a departing flight board at the United Airlines check-in area at O'Hare International Airport's Terminal 1 on March 4, 2020.
Stacey Wescott / baiduhaiSchaumburg residents pick up free masks outside Boomers Stadium on May 7, 2020, in Schaumburg. It was the second day of a three-day mask giveaway where 70,000 masks are being given to residents.
Brian Cassella / baiduhaiElizabeth Olin casts her ballot while wearing a mask amid coronavirus concerns at an early voting site in the Loop on March 16, 2020.
Erin Hooley / baiduhaiTwo people wear masks during the first inning of the Chicago White Sox versus Oakland Athletics game on Aug. 17, 2021, at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiVincent Gagnepain, 33, wears a mask while waiting for the bus in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood on April 11, 2022.
Brian Cassella / baiduhaiA man wears a mask while passing blooming flowers on Michigan Avenue on May 3, 2020.
Antonio Perez / baiduhaiItalian Americans and elected officials gather Oct. 12, 2020, in Arrigo Park, where a statue of Christopher Columbus was removed by the city.
Terrence Antonio James / baiduhaiEven as some large retailers have begun to loosen face mask requirements for people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, a sign requiring face coverings is seen outside a Target store on Lake Street in Oak Park on May 17, 2021.
John J. Kim/baiduhaiA CTA rider wears a medical mask and latex gloves while waiting for a train at the Washington and Wabash station on March 19, 2020, in Chicago. Concerns about COVID-19, or the coronavirus, have resulted in people wearing personal protective items when in public.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiA person wears a mask below the chin while walking among pedestrians on North Michigan Avenue on April 11, 2022, in Chicago.
Brian Cassella / baiduhaiSome passengers wear masks after arriving on international flights March 15, 2020, at Terminal 5 of O'Hare International Airport.
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiFace mask signage is seen as customers enter and exit a Thorton's gas station, Aug. 17, 2021, in Chicago.
Antonio Perez / baiduhaiThe majority of shoppers wear their masks while shopping at Water Tower Place in Chicago on Aug. 17, 2021. Chicago Department of Public Health announced today that it will re-instate a face mask mandate for all indoor public settings as the average number of new daily cases of COVID-19 in Chicago surpasses 400.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiChristina De La Torre, 25, and Andre Dalgo, 26, both of Ecuador, on May 2, 2021, while waiting in line at a restaurant at newly reopened Navy Pier in Chicago.
Terrence Antonio James / baiduhaiPeople walk outside cafes and restaurants in the 1300 block of East 57rd Street in Chicago on May 18, 2021.
Brian Cassella / baiduhaiA masked Santa Claus greets children Nov. 24, 2020, at Bass Pro Shops in Gurnee.
Antonio Perez / baiduhaiA pedestrian with a face mask passes a fashion advertisement along Garfield Park Avenue in Chicago on April 26, 2022.
Antonio Perez / baiduhaiShoppers at a Home Depot in Chicago exit with face masks May 1, 2020, as they pass a sign of a local ordinance stating that residents over the age of 2 must wear a face mask or face covering when they can't maintain a 6-foot social distance in public.
Antonio Perez / baiduhaiShoppers wear their masks while at a UNIQLO store in Chicago on Aug. 17, 2021.
Brian Cassella / baiduhaiProtesters wear masks while demonstrating during the March of Justice from Union Park to Cabrini-Green on June 6, 2020, to demand police accountability.
Brian Cassella / baiduhaiMayor Lori Lightfoot wears her message on her mask April 16, 2020.
Antonio Perez / baiduhaiAir travelers with and without face masks use a moving walkway toward their gates at Midway International Airport in Chicago on April 19, 2022.
Antonio Perez / baiduhaiA pedestrian puts on his face mask May 1, 2020, before entering a Family Dollar store as signs in English and Spanish notify shoppers that they must wear a face mask to enter, due in part with an ordinance stating that residents over the age of 2 must wear a face mask or face covering when they can't maintain a 6-foot social distance in public.
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiA festivalgoer wearing a face mask walks on South Columbus Drive during the second day of Lollapalooza, July 30, 2021.
Antonio Perez / baiduhaiChicagoans wear face masks to protect against coronavirus in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood July 10, 2020.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiElizabeth Sugg wears a protective face mask while waiting for the bus in the rain on North Michigan Avenue on April 23, 2020, in Chicago.
Brian Cassella/baiduhaiGov. J.B. Pritzker arrives in a mask to speak April 19, 2020, at the Thompson Center during the coronavirus pandemic.
Brian Cassella / baiduhaiA member of the Illinois National Guard stores their N95 face masks, which can be reused for several days, in a Portillo's bag.
Chris Sweda/baiduhaiVolunteer Stacy Johnson hands out pairs of free masks and gloves outside Premier Urgent Care in Chicago on May 2, 2020. The giveaway was sponsored in part by Premier, Who is Hussain and NexGen Roofing.
Terrence Antonio James / baiduhaiPeople walk at the intersection of Damen and North avenues in Chicago on April 27, 2021, after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased its guidelines on the wearing of masks outdoors.
Antonio Perez / baiduhaiA trio of women gather for a police community event in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood on July 10, 2020.
Jose M. Osorio / baiduhaiTwo women wearing masks walk past each other along the 500 block of North Michigan Avenue in Chicago on May 13, 2020.
Brian Cassella / baiduhaiPeople take an architectural boat tour on the Chicago River on July 14, 2020.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiAttendees wear masks while praying during the first night of Ramadan at the Muslim Community Center on April 12, 2021, in Chicago.
Chris Sweda / baiduhaiDaniel Marx, 7, wears a mask as he talks with friends from his seat at Impact Field in Rosemont during the Chicago Dogs home opener on July 7, 2020.
Brian Cassella / baiduhaiMasked and unmasked pedestrians make their way across the DuSable Bridge along Michigan Avenue on May 18, 2021, as pandemic restrictions continued to be relaxed.
Chris Sweda / baiduhaiGreen Eye Lounge bartender Patti Collopy brings an order out to a customer in Chicago's Bucktown neighborhood on July 14, 2020.
Antonio Perez / baiduhaiAld. Harold Brookins Jr., left, and Ald. David Moore adjust their masks and gloves before a news conference in Chicago on April 10, 2020.
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Starting Friday, Illinois residents older than age 2 are required to wear masks or face coverings in public, according to an order from Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
The directive requires facial coverings when social distancing is not possible, such as in grocery stores.
With surgical masks in short supply, state residents are encouraged to don fabric masks or homemade face coverings. Many people have been making and distributing them, and a wide variety of cloth masks are available online, including through some local retailers.
As Chicago-area residents prepare for the order, here are some places to pick up a free mask:
Volunteers were scheduled to pass out free masks and gloves from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday in the CSO Sports Multiplex parking lot, 1301 E. 47th St. The effort is organized by community groups and Ald. Sophia King, 4th.
A local organization, Masks4Chi, is partnering with Chowbus, a food delivery platform, to deliver cloth masks with food orders starting Thursday and continuing as supplies last. People can also get masks when picking up food at participating locations.
Five thousand free masks were to be given out while supplies last beginning at 10 a.m. Friday at 3506 W. Chicago Ave. in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.
The 5th Ward was scheduled to host two mask giveaways: one at 11 a.m. Friday at 7351 S. Stony Island Ave. and the second at 2 p.m. at 60th and Stony Island Avenue.
About 6,000 masks were to be given away to 9th Ward residents from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Pullman Community Center, 10355 S. Woodlawn Ave. Masks are limited to two per resident.
Elderwerks Educational Services was scheduled to give away free masks to senior citizens from 9 a.m. to noon May 8 at two locations: Elderwerks Education and Resource Center at 251 E. Northwest Highway in Palatine and The Landing on Dundee Senior Living at 156 W. Dundee Road in Wheeling.
Chicago’s 33rd Ward office will be handing out free face masks from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and Tuesday, 3001 W. Irving Park Road.
The 31st Ward is holding a drive-through mask giveaway on Saturday at New Life Covenant Church at 5101 W. Diversey Ave. Four masks will be distributed per vehicle.
The city will distribute 250,000 reusable cloth masks to Aldermanic offices in coming weeks, along with another 750,000 masks provided to vulnerable populations this month through the Racial Equity Rapid Response Team. Details on when and where the masks will be passed out weren’t immediately released Friday.
Check back for updates.