Gov. Pritzker says mask requirement on public transit, in airports in Illinois will end; Metra ends its mandate

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Gov. Pritzker says mask requirement on public transit, in airports in Illinois will end; Metra ends its mandate
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Masks will no longer be required on public transit, in public transit hubs, or at airports.

was issued Monday by U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle in Tampa. The decision said the order exceeds the authority of U.S. health officials, and that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention improperly failed to justify its decision and did not follow proper rulemaking according to the Administrative Procedure Act .

Afterward, the Transportation Security Administration said it would not go on enforcing the mandate, and numerous airlines announced that their mask requirements were ending effective immediately. Some airline passengers took off their masks in mid-flight. During a question-and-answer session after a City Club speech she gave Tuesday, Mayor Lori Lightfoot suggested the CTA and airports could soon go mask optional, but she said the city is still conferring after yesterday's court decision on the federal public transit mandate.

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