SPRINGFIELD — Just a week after ousting bare-faced Republican lawmakers for a third time in 13 days, the Illinois House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to give the chamber’s mask mandate itself the boot.
But unlike the previous three debates over kicking out Republicans who flouted a House rule they argued was outdated and hypocritical, Tuesday’s vote came with little drama or acrimony — although one of the GOP legislators denounced the emphasis on “mask theater” while working jabs at indicted former House Speaker Mike Madigan into his floor speech.
