Masks required indoors starting Friday in Chicago

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Chicago indoor mask mandate goes into effect Friday

Everyone will be required to wear a mask in any indoor public place in the city of Chicago starting Friday.

Everyone will be required to wear a mask in any indoor public place in the city of Chicago starting Friday.

This includes both vaccinated and unvaccinated people.

It's all because of the Delta variant. Numbers are skyrocketing. 

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The hope is that by clamping down now, the spread of COVID-19 will mitigate.

Anywhere a person goes, whether it's the grocery store or the gym or the common area of your apartment building, you will have to mask up.