SPD looks for voluntary compliance with face mask mandate

Starting Friday, all Illinois residents over the age of 2 will be required to wear a face mask in public settings where six feet of social distance cannot be maintained as well as in all indoor public settings, such as grocery stores and gas stations.But, Springfield Police Chief Kenny Winslow acknowledged Thursday that “we don’t plan on going out and being the mask police,” placing the onus of enforcement of the order on businesses and by gaining voluntary compliance from the […]