Il Supreme Court Denies Pritzker’s Mask Appeal

The Illinois Supreme Court denied Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s appeal over his school mask mandates on Feb. 25, determining that the lower court decisions were moot, vacating the temporary restraining order by the circuit court, and remanding the case to the circuit court for further consideration. The governor then said he will remove his statewide school mask mandate, effective Feb. 28, due to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Feb. 25 guidance. The CDC’s updated guidance removes the recommendation for universal masking – including in schools – in areas of low or medium COVID-19 risk, as measured by new metrics that center around hospitalization and hospital capacity.