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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Peter Hancock — Capitol News Illinois

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul appeals state’s mask mandate ruling to state Supreme Court

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul speaks at a bill-signing ceremony last year. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Supreme Court is being asked to review the state’s mask mandate and other COVID-19 mitigation orders for K-12 schools on an expedited schedule.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a petition for appeal Tuesday, along with a motion for an emergency stay of a Sangamon County judge’s order to block enforcement of the rules.

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