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The principal of Queen of Martyrs Catholic School in Evergreen Park was placed on paid leave last week and fired from his post Wednesday.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s mask mandate for schools hit another roadblock on when a bipartisan legislative committee rejected an attempt to reintroduce...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker's mask mandate for schools has hit another roadblock as a bipartisan committee blocks the Illinois Department of Public Health's attempt to...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has refused to name a date for lifting the city's mask and vaccine requirements, despite making "tremendous progress" amid the...

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Parents at a south suburban Catholic school called for the principal’s reinstatement Sunday after he was placed on leave for making masks optional in defiance...

Doc Mathius announced he was dropping the mask mandate at Queen of Martyrs Catholic School, in Chicago last week - in defiance of the Archdiocese of Chicago.

Schools continue to debate masking requirements following a judge's ruling and Illinois' appeal of the decision, but there's a new concern forcing some district...

The city of Chicago plans to end both its indoor mask mandate and its proof-of-vaccination mandate by the end of the month, should coronavirus metrics continue...

Illinois will lift its mask mandate by the end of the month, the governor announced, should COVID-19 metrics continue their downward trend. Meanwhile, Chicago...