The new Illinois statute comes as disputes over mask use increase. A New Jersey woman attacked another customer at a shop after she asked her to cover her face with a mask./Credit: Olivia Obineme/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Assaulting a worker who's enforcing masks is now a felony under a new Illinois law
Anyone who assaults an employee enforcing the use of masks can now be prosecuted as aggravated battery in Illinois.
