These rules provide multiple opportunities for compliance before any penalty is issued, giving local health departments and local law enforcement more leeway to support community public health in a productive manner. In an effort to maintain the progress we have made in Illinois' COVID-19 pandemic response, the Pritzker administration is filing emergency rules for businesses, schools, and child care establishments regarding the use of face coverings and the size of gatherings. This rule is an effort to help keep all of us healthy and decrease the risk of contracting COVID-19." "We are seeing cases increasing each day and hearing about people not complying with the masking mandate. "We know that face coverings are key to helping prevent the spread of COVID-19, but it only works if everyone wears them," said IDPH Director Dr.
These rules will help ensure that the minority of people who refuse to act responsibly won't take our state backward." Illinois has made substantial progress in our fight against COVID-19 because the vast majority of communities and business owners have done the right thing. "These rules, which provide multiple opportunities for compliance before any penalty is issued, are a commonsense way to enforce public health guidelines. "As I've visited with and listened to mayors and health departments all across our state, it's clear there is still an even greater need to get people to wear masks - especially to protect frontline workers, whether they're at the front of a store asking you to put on your mask or whether they're responding to 911 calls to save those in distress," said Governor JB Pritzker. The governor also signed SB471 to help protect workers who continue to serve on the frontlines of the fight against COVID-19. CHICAGO - Building on efforts to protect Illinois' workers and communities in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor JB Pritzker announced that the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) will file emergency rules for businesses, schools, and child care establishments regarding the use of face coverings and the size of gatherings.
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