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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker will revise his statewide mask mandate to align with new federal guidelines that say it’s safe for fully vaccinated people to go outdoors without face coverings in many situations, the governor’s office said Tuesday.
The new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention comes as nearly 1 in 3 Illinois residents have received both doses of the two-dose Pfizer or Moderna coronavirus vaccines or the single required shot of Johnson & Johnson’s.
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With a little more than five weeks before state lawmakers wrap up their spring legislative session, there’s still a lot of heavy lifting to be done on the state budget, redistricting, ethics reform, and an energy package.
They’re all issues important to Democrats and Republicans alike, but in a General Assembly controlled by a Democratic supermajority, GOP lawmakers are bracing for a fight to be heard.