Gov. J.B. Pritzker said new federal COVID-19 guidance unveiled Friday will allow the state of Illinois to remove its school mask mandate on Monday, coinciding with the halting of the hotly debated virus mitigation strategy for the general public.
Pritzker also applauded the Illinois Supreme Court, which earlier in the day sent a case challenging the mandate back to a downstate court. The high court had refused to take up the appeal after finding that an order by a Springfield judge that caused chaos and confusion in Illinois schools over masking was no longer in effect.
The Illinois Supreme Court order issued late Friday found that a Springfield judge’s Feb. 4 order preventing statewide enforcement of the mask mandate should be vacated because a lower appellate court recently found the case to be moot. The end of the state’s school mask mandate is arriving a week after an appellate court sidelined the governor’s attempt to enforce his COVID-19 mitigation orders for Illinois schools statewide.Pritzker had appealed a temporary restraining order granted by Sangamon County Circuit Judge Raylene Grischow on Feb. 4 against CPS and scores of other Illinois school districts, but the appellate court dismissed the appeal.
Chicago resident Brendan Hehir said he was “very disappointed” Martinez was not in Springfield for the court proceedings, and instead, was represented by an attorney for CPS.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
CDC recommends some should wait longer between COVID vaccine dosesSeveral studies suggest that an extended interval between initial dosing may help improve vaccine effectiveness and decrease the small, but potential risk of myocarditis.
Read more »
CDC recommends some Americans wait longer between 1st and 2nd COVID vaccine shotsSeveral studies suggest that an extended interval between initial dosing may help improve vaccine effectiveness and decrease the small, but potential risk of myocarditis.
Read more »
CDC Alters Covid Vaccine Guidance For Americans Ages 12-64 & For Moderately Immunocompromised IndividualsThe Centers For Disease Control today shared with clinicians newly revised Covid-19 vaccination guidelines for those ages 12-64, people who are moderately to severely immunocompromised and those who had the Janssen vaccine
Read more »
CDC could change metrics used for COVID-19 restrictions, including masks, as soon as FridayAccording to experts, 'community levels of disease' will no longer be determined by cases alone, but by severe cases leading to hospitalization and death.
Read more »
CDC could change metrics used for COVID-19 restrictions, including masks, as soon as FridayAccording to experts, 'community levels of disease' will no longer be determined by cases alone, but by severe cases leading to hospitalization and death.
Read more »
CDC to Release New Covid-19 Mask Guidelines on FridayThe new Covid-19 guidelines will lay out a new approach for preventing spread of the disease over the longer term, an official said.
Read more »