How are Illinois colleges and universities handling mask requirements?

By Christian Elliott, Isabelle Earl
Public Health Education
Students walk past a social distancing sign on the University of Illinois college campus in Urbana, Ill., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. Charles Rex Arbogast / AP Photo
Public Health Education
Students walk past a social distancing sign on the University of Illinois college campus in Urbana, Ill., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. Charles Rex Arbogast / AP Photo

How are Illinois colleges and universities handling mask requirements?

By Christian Elliott, Isabelle Earl
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As of Monday, it’s up to Illinois businesses and organizations to make their own rules about masking. Reset checks in with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Loyola University Chicago to find out how they’re approaching this phase of the pandemic.

GUESTS: Robert Jones, chancellor for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 

Philip Hale, vice president of government affairs at Loyola University Chicago, member of Loyola’s COVID-19 emergency response team