The Illinois Department of Public Health has filed emergency rules for businesses, schools and child care centers that mandate face coverings and the size of gatherings and will impose penalties for those not complying.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker said through Senate Bill 471 the new regulations he signed into law Friday, Aug. 7, are meant to help protect workers who continue to serve on the frontlines of the fight against COVID-19. The measure took effect immediately.
