Governor JB Pritzker says students can return to school in the fall. While there will be strict guidelines put in place for this to happen, Governor Pritzker says that there are plans in place to protect students but students have to go back.

Moving forward, Pritzker says, each school will have its own plan.

The Illinois Management Agency will provide cloth masks to all public schools in Illinois.

Governor JB Pritzker has also signed legislation to expand the use of remote learning for school due to COVID-19. Governor Pritzker signed SB1569 into law creating a blended remote learning day option that gives schools additional flexibility moving forward if there is a surge of COVID-19 cases. Stay tuned to Regional Radio News for more on Phase 4 as we move closer to the new phase in the Restore Illinois plan.