State mask mandate ending

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced last Wednesday afternoon that the statewide indoor mask requirement will be lifted starting Feb. 28 – with some notable exceptions. During a press conference in…

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Illinois to end indoor mask mandate

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced Wednesday afternoon that the statewide indoor mask requirement will be lifted Feb. 28. At a press conference in Chicago, Pritzker cited COVID-19 hospitalization rates “declining…

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Teachers file COVID lawsuit

Waterloo has just been named in another lawsuit regarding COVID-related school mandates, but this time school staff are the plaintiffs.  Thomas DeVore, an attorney who is bringing several COVID-precaution lawsuits…

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All about masks in Columbia

Much to the disappointment of the crowd that occupied Parkview Elementary’s gym bleachers – some even holding signs urging for the district’s masking policy to be reversed – the Columbia…

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COVID causing changes

As the Delta variant sweeps across the U.S., COVID-19 protocols continue to be an ever-evolving situation.  Monroe County has seen 32 new coronavirus cases since Sunday and two new hospitalizations…

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