PARK RIDGE, Ill. (WLS) -- After a week of multiple confrontations with customers disobeying health guidelines, a bar and coffee shop in suburban Park Ridge decided to close for a mental health day.

As COVID-19 cases soar -- particularly in parts of the country that have been encouraging business as usual -- wearing face masks at retail and in restaurants has become a contentious issue at times, ...

Throughout the pandemic, tension over mask-wearing has strained relationships and sparked violent confrontations. Viral videos show unmasked hikers being spat on, Uber drivers being assaulted for ...

There is a broad consensus among public health experts that wearing face masks can help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.[1] Sadly, wearing a face mask has become a partisan political issue: ...