We could be seeing people’s faces again in time for Thanksgiving or Christmas!

Governor J.B. Pritzker has said that he is hopeful that the indoor mask mandates throughout Illinois will be lifted soon.

And in a Facebook Live video, Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady indicated that the city just needs to be under 200 cases per day to see the mandate leave the city. NBC 5 Chicago indicates that we were down to 285 cases per day as of Tuesday, and dropping.

So, maybe Santa Claus won’t be wearing a face mask over his beard in shopping malls this holiday season…