Illinois will end its indoor mask mandate for most public places on Feb. 28 — but not for schools. Here’s what we know.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker will lift his indoor mask mandate for most public places on Feb. 28 if the state’s largest COVID-19 surge continues to subside. But he is not dropping masking rules for schools.

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Protesters call for mask optional schools outside of Glenbrook North High School on Feb. 11, 2022 in Northbrook. Two CPS parents who participated in attorney Tom DeVore’s school mask lawsuit filed a petition against the Chicago Board of Education on Monday, saying their children were told to wear a mask or leave Mount Greenwood Elementary School. A similar petition has been brought against Community High School District 128, which includes Vernon Hills and Libertyville high schools.

Parents and students protest against mask mandates in schools on Feb. 7, 2022, outside the D181 Administration Center in Clarendon Hills.

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