COVID Mask Mandate

According to the newest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COVID cases and hospitalizations are threatening to push several Chicago-area counties, including Cook County, into the highest-level of COVID alert in coming weeks.

Dr. Allison Arwady, the commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health, said Tuesday that she expects Cook County to move to high COVID-19 community risk in ‘next few weeks,’ and if the mask mandate will return.

The mandate went into effect Monday. Philadelphia had ended its earlier indoor mask mandate March 2.

Both Illinois and Chicago are in their final weekend of mask mandates and other COVID-19 regulations before restrictions will be widely lifted Monday.

Both Illinois and Chicago are heading into their final weekend of COVID mandates before the restrictions are largely lifted Monday, but with additional changes expected to be announced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday, the guidelines could be changing even further.

Illinois is expected to end its indoor mask mandate early next week, should COVID-19 metrics continue to decline statewide. When will the mandate be lifted, where will you still need a mask and is the same timeline expected in Chicago?

Illinois is expected to end its indoor mask mandate early next week, should COVID-19 metrics continue to decline statewide.

The city of Chicago will roll back its COVID proof-of-vaccination and mask mandates, and NBC 5 Political Reporter Mary Ann Ahern has all the latest details.

As state and city officials provide more insight into the future of coronavirus-related mandates amid decreasing metrics, when will COVID restrictions be lifted both across Illinois and in Chicago?

Illinois’ indoor mask mandate could soon be lifted, but experts say the state isn’t quite ready yet.

Some Chicago-area schools switched to remote learning Friday after hearing of possible protests planned by students and parents over a mask requirement in the classroom.

The city of Chicago plans to end both its indoor mask mandate and its proof-of-vaccination mandate by the end of the month, in line with Illinois’ timeline to drop the statewide indoor mask mandate, if coronavirus metrics allow for it to happen, the mayor’s spokesman told NBC Chicago.

Where will you still need a mask, when will the mandate be lifted and what needs to happen?

Illinois will lift its indoor mask mandate beginning in late February, with the exception of schools, should COVID-19 metrics continue to decline, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Wednesday.

If COVID metrics continue to decline, the state is expected to lift an indoor mask mandate in a matter of weeks, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said.

Illinois will lift its indoor mask mandate beginning in late February, with the exception of schools, should COVID-19 metrics continue to decline, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Wednesday.

Illinois will lift its indoor mask mandate beginning in late February, with the exception of schools, should COVID-19 metrics continue to decline, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Wednesday.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker revealed plans Wednesday to lift Illinois’ indoor mask mandate, with the exception of in schools, by Feb. 28 if state COVID metrics continue to decline.

While the state of Illinois plans to remove its indoor mask mandates in the coming weeks, the city of Chicago has yet to announce when they plan to roll back their mitigation strategies, including a proof-of-vaccination mandate for most indoor spaces.

Speaking during an unrelated press conference, the governor revealed he aims to lift the mandate for the state, with certain exceptions, by Feb. 28