Some parents raise concerns about continuing mask mandate in schools Kindergartener Amelia Zidek heads for a blue x taped to the floor to wait for her ride home at the end of the school day at Harrison School on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Wonder Lake. Each student is sitting or standing on an x taped to mark an acceptable social distance. Matthew Apgar/Shaw Media
Updated 6/22/2021 6:03 PM A growing number people no longer need to wear a mask when venturing out in Illinois. But as students return to school this fall, many may still be required to wear masks. A group of parents is rallying to change that, protesting and creating Facebook groups to get rid of the mask mandate.