Masks recommended at U of I's Champaign-Urbana campus

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The Foellinger Auditorium and Quad as viewed from the south lounge of the Illini Union on the campus of the University of Illinois in Urbana, Illinois. Photo credit Getty Images

(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Masks are now recommended for students and staff at the University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign.

Masks are not required while in classrooms, but this week Chancellor Robert Jones recommended everyone wear them because the COVID transmission level in Champaign County and on campus is at a high level.

Jones sent out a letter to the entire university community and said that COVID levels are not expected to peak there for another several weeks. That’s how long Jones recommends people wear high-quality face coverings.

More than 92% of the university community is vaccinated.

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