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Illinois attorney general appeals school mask ruling
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois' attorney general on Monday appealed a judge's ruling that invalidated Gov. J.B. Pritzker's requirement that masks be worn in schools to prevent the spread of
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Appeal imminent as Illinois judge blocks school mask mandate
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Illinois attorney general appeals school mask ruling
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday asked that the state Attorney General’s office immediately appeal a decision by a downstate judge to implement a restraining order barring schools from enforcing mask mandates, school exclusion protocols and COVID-19 testing requirements.
(The Center Square) – Students attending one of the 145 schools across Illinois who are part of a sweeping lawsuit won’t have to wear a mask if they don’t want
A central Illinois judge has issued a temporary restraining order that prevents school districts statewide from requiring students to wear masks in classrooms, saying Gov. J.B. Pritzker overstepped his legal authority with a mask mandate that has angered many parents and teachers alike.
Pritzker had harsh words for the judge's decision and quickly urged the state's attorney general's office to appeal, suggesting the ruling could spark another surge in the virus and force
Illinois schools were scrambling to react after a ruling by a downstate judge Friday placed a temporary restraining order on Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s statewide mask mandate in school buildings.
A judge in downstate Sangamon County granted a temporary restraining order Friday in a lawsuit regarding mask mandates in more than 100 school districts across Illinois.
'GRAVE CONSEQUENCE': Gov. J.B. Pritzker has asked the Illinois Attorney General's office for an appeal of the judge's decision to restrain the state from enforcing the mandate for 140 districts.
(The Center Square) – Following mask and COVID-19 vaccine mandates in schools being deemed null and void by a circuit court judge, Gov. J.B. Pritzker plans to continue battling parents
Thousands of students at scores of school districts across the state may no longer be required to wear a mask in the classroom, with an Illinois judge ruling that Gov.
A downstate Illinois judge issued a ruling declaring Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s emergency rules for COVID-19 mitigations in schools “null and void,” effectively stopping the state’s mask mandate in school buildings.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois' attorney general on Monday appealed a judge's ruling that invalidated Gov. J.B. Pritzker's requirement that masks be worn in schools to prevent the spread of
Illinois' attorney general on Monday appealed a judge's ruling that invalidated Gov. J.B. Pritzker's requirement that masks be worn in schools to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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