Today, Illinois' infection rate has nearly reached the lowest point ever reported during the pandemic (it's at 2.2%) - a 40% drop from two weeks ago. We have nearly 40% fully vaccinated and about 65% with at least one shot. Vaccination rates have leveled off at about 77,000 per day, with some pretty wide fluctuation day to day.
Just got back from grocery shopping at Mariano's. The sign on the door says "Masks are no longer required for fully vaccinated persons." Almost all the shoppers were wearing masks (I assume either they weren't vaccinated, didn't know about the change, or chose to wear a mask). But we saw several employees who were not wearing masks, so the revised policy obviously applies to them. It was such a great feeling to be able to shop without wearing one.