Oak Brook Issues Executive Order Requiring Face Coverings

Press release from the Village of Oak Brook:

Posted on: April 22, 2020

Village President Gopal Lalmalani has issued an additional executive order for the Village of Oak Brook in response to the COVID-19 situation. Effective at 12:00 a.m. on Friday, April 24, 2020 and until further notice any individual who is over age two and able to medically tolerate a face-covering shall be required to cover their nose and mouth with a mask or cloth face-covering when in a public place. While the order goes into effect Friday morning, President Lalmalani stated he would like to see residents, visitors and store workers begin wearing the face coverings in public immediately.

Several municipalities in the Chicagoland area have already instituted facial masking requirements. Oak Brook’s order would join a list of municipalities which include; Glenview, Highland Park, Niles, Northbrook, Skokie, Morton Grove, Wilmette, Cicero and Oak Lawn.

“Oak Brook’s masking requirement does not apply to people who are out walking or jogging for exercise, driving alone in their cars or in their yards with members of their own household. Each business that is open must either supply or require their employees to wear face coverings when dealing with the public. Individuals out in the public must maintain social distancing guidelines and continue with frequent hand washing.” Lalmalani said.

President Lalmalani went on to state, “This coronavirus virus is an unusual but powerful one, and most of those who are carriers are asymptomatic. Wearing my mask protects you, and your mask protects me. As a physician, I want to continue to stress the seriousness of the situation and encourage all our residents to utilize the best public health practices for everyone’s safety.”

The Executive Order is available here. (PDF)

This press release was produced by the Village of Oak Brook. The views expressed here are the author’s own.