FILE – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks to media on the Thompson Heart, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, as he mandates COVID-19 vaccines for academics, faculty college students, well being care employees, and imposes indoor masks mandate for all. Gov. Pritzker mentioned that the statewide faculty masks mandate might be lifted Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, in response the the brand new steerage, though Chicago Public Colleges officers mentioned they’ll proceed to require masks “to take care of well being and security measures.”