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Masks Required For Indoor Forest Preserve Programs
Those who attend indoor programs will be required to wear a mask starting Monday.
WILL COUNTY, IL — Individuals who attend indoor programs for the Forest Preserve District of Will County will be required to wear face masks, regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status, starting Monday.
The preserve said it is requiring all indoor program participants to wear masks since Will County is in an area of high COVID-19 transmission and due to concerns that social distancing recommendations cannot be met.
The mask requirement change is being made by the Forest Preserve to help keep visitors and staff safe and to curb the spread of COVID-19 and its more contagious delta variant, the preserve said.
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The new mask requirement does not extend to visitors to facilities, but visitors are still encouraged to wear a mask, according to the preserve.
The district said it will continue to monitor health recommendations as they evolve and make further changes when necessary.
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