About 150 protesters march against Illinois’ school face mask mandate

With the COVID-19 pandemic raging across the country and amid an uptick in cases in Sangamon County, up to 150 protesters demonstrated against the state’s mandate requiring that students and adults wear face coverings in school buildings this fall.The protest came just weeks before the new school year is set to begin. Districts across the state are currently scrambling to figure out whether to return to in-person learning or to continue remote learning as COVID-19 cases […]