“Illinois dropped its mask mandate about a month ago.”
It’s been almost universally ignored out here in the burbs for months.
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I was up that way about a month ago for a few days of dog sitting. I went to the grocery store a couple of times and everybody wore masks. As soon as people exited the store, the masks came off for the most part. That is similar to my downstate metro area. That said I’ve heard comments from relatives suggesting you are correct..