Mask Mandates

Last month, a federal judge in Florida struck down a government requirement for masking in public transportation. The Justice Department is appealing the decision. 

A number of Chicago residents stood together in the Little Village neighborhood Sunday, pleading for the city to reinstate its COVID-19 mask mandate to prevent a possible surge following another uptick in cases.

Many travelers rejoiced when mask mandates were abruptly lifted on airplanes and other transportation systems around the country by a federal judge on Monday. But don’t leave that mask at home when you travel just yet, advises Dr. John Torres.

A new poll finds that a majority of Americans continue to support a mask requirement for people traveling on airplanes and other shared transportation.

Airline mask mandates are no longer in effect — and some plane passengers received that news with cheers in the middle of their flights. Watch the video here.

Uber and Lyft will no longer require masks for drivers and riders, the company announced Tuesday.

A decision by a federal judge in Florida to throw out a national mask mandate in public transportation across the U.S. created a patchwork of rules Monday that vary by city and mode of transit.

A judge ruled Monday to void a federal mask mandate for public transportation, but what does that mean for Chicago and Illinois travelers.

Airlines and Chicago and Illinois transit agencies responded Monday to a Florida judge’s ruling voiding the national mandate for public transportation.

A federal judge in Florida has voided the national mask mandate covering airplanes and other public transportation as exceeding the authority of U.S. health officials

The CDC announced Wednesday that it was extending the national mask requirement for public transportation systems through May 3 as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases in parts of the country.

The Biden administration has announced it will extend through May 3 the nationwide mask requirement for airplanes and public transit as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases.

The Transportation Security Administration is extending the mask mandate on public transportation until April 18.

Mask mandates are being lifted across Illinois, including in Chicago, Monday, marking the end of a months-long requirement for many indoor public spaces.

Mask mandates are officially lifted across Illinois, including in Chicago, marking the end of a months-long requirement for many indoor public spaces. But you’ll still need them in certain locations. Lisa Chavarria reports.

In much-awaited moves, mask mandates will be lifted Monday in both Chicago and Illinois. NBC 5’s Christian Farr has the story.

In two highly-awaited moves, both Chicago and Illinois will lift mask mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions Monday following improvements in metrics. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker earlier this month announced the statewide mask requirement would end Feb. 28 if COVID metrics continued to decline, including in the days leading up to the anticipated shift. Last week, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced…

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?

The city of Chicago has announced that it will end its requirements for masks and proof-of-COVID-vaccination in many indoor settings, but there will still be places where facial coverings will be required.

Police in Canada say they have made more than 100 arrests and progress in clearing out truckers who have paralyzed Ottawa for three weeks in a protest against the country’s COVID-19 restrictions