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Masks a legal, political issue: Schools caught in clash between court order, governor’s mandate

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Despite a court order invalidating the governor's indoor masks mandate, students who ride a bus in Woodstock School District 200 still have to wear masks per a federal guideline. (Independent file photo by Ken Farver)

Some students are wearing masks, some are not in Woodstock School District 200 as they’re caught in the middle of a legal and political fight playing out in Illinois. Six […]

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Larry Lough

Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news. He has worked for community newspapers in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa for the past five decades, and was a college journalism instructor for 17 years.
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Picture of Larry Lough

Larry Lough

Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news. He has worked for community newspapers in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa for the past five decades, and was a college journalism instructor for 17 years.
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