The governor of Illinois is going to force stores to obey the rules about masks, and that's a good thing. In the northwestern Illinois farm town where I live, I shop at a grocery store. There are assholes who visit that store who don't wear a mask. Sometimes just one asshole, and one time there were 6 assholes in that store. The people who work there don't say anything to these assholes. Now they're going have to to do something, for example call the police.
Pritzker to file rules to fine businesses that don’t comply with mask, social distancing up to $2,500
Friday, August 7, 2020
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Friday he wants a rule that would allow businesses to be fined up to $2,500 for failing to enforce regulations for face coverings and social distancing to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Pritzker said the Illinois Department of Public Health is submitting administrative rules to allow for a progression of enforceable actions ranging from an enforcement officer educating an establishment about the rules, to a warning and then to a monetary fine of between $75 and $2,500. He announced the plan at a news conference joined by union leaders, the Illinois Restaurant Association and others.
The governor said the administrative rules will assist law enforcement, local boards of health, school districts and the general public in enforcing the use of face coverings and social gathering restrictions.
“Illinois has made substantial progress in our fight against COVID-19 because the vast majority of communities and business owners have done the right thing,” Pritzker said in a statement. “These rules will help ensure that the minority of people who refuse to act responsibly won’t take our state backward.”
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