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Governor mandates masks at schools, day cares, long-term care facilities

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Dr. Ngoki Ezike, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, speaks during a news conference earlier with Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Masks will be required at all Illinois long-term care facilities, day cares and Pre-K-12 schools, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Wednesday afternoon amid a nationwide surge of COVID-19. “Every time we think we know where this virus is headed, it changes and it shifts,” Pritzker said at a COVID-19 […]

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