Dirty Cafeterias / CPS Masks On / Shredder Stopped / Sister Hazel

An appellate court judge denied Gov. J.B. Pritzker's appeal of a court ruling that overturned his statewide school mask mandate.

The decision that affects hundreds of schools statewide does not apply to Chicago Public Schools, where the mask requirement will remain in place.

School Mask Restraining Order Appeal Is 'Moot,' Court Rules

Wear Shades. High: 22 Low: 17.

• Mayor Lori Lightfoot blocked a controversial scrap shredder from opening on the Southeast Side. “Concerns about the company’s past and potential noncompliance are too significant to ignore,” Chicago's top doc said. (Yahoo)
• Nine hospital cafeterias and food vendors failed health inspections last year. Swedish Hospital and Holy Cross Hospital got four failing grades, according to the city public health department. (Eater)
• Shovel your sidewalk the next time it snows, or it could cost you. Last year, the city issued $155,000 in fines. Folks in Lincoln Park, West Town and the Near West Side community areas got hit with most tickets. (WBEZ)
• An Arizona prison inmate has been charged with brokering drug deals at O'Hare Airport. Manuel "Chuy" Garcia is charged with orchestrating the sale of crystal meth and fentanyl pills that were sent to a buyer in Joliet on a cellphone that he smuggled into prison. (Fox32)

For A Good Time, Click:

Saturday:

• Cupid’s Undie Run at Sluggers (12 p.m.)
• Still Woozy w/ Wallice at The Riv (7:30 p.m)
• Eddy Ifft at Zanies (7:15 9:15 p.m)
• Rezz at Aragon Ballroom (9 p.m.)
• Sister Hazel 25th Birthday Bash at House of Blues (6:30 p.m.)

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Sunday:

• Patrick Droney at Lincoln Hall (7 p.m.)
• Blackhawks vs. Panthers at United Center (2 p.m.)
• Squirrel Flower, Lightning Bug at Schubas (7:30 p.m.)
• Dream Theater at Chicago Theater (7:30 p.m.)
• Farruko at Rosemont Theater (8 p.m.)

Just The Links:

• VIDEO: How Emmett Till's murder revolutionized the Civil Rights movement.
• First Lady MK Pritzker donated a $400,000 bust of Abraham Lincoln to presidential library.
• There's good news about an experimental drug created at UIC to treat cancer.
• Olympic skiers share the songs that get them pumped up before competing.
• Most executives say they expect a spring return to offices for employees.
• Watch sea otters play with the snow at Shedd Aquarium.
• Be prepared: Here's where to celebrate Fat Tuesday in Chicago.

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About me: Mark Konkol, recipient of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting, wrote and produced the Peabody Award-winning series "Time: The Kalief Browder Story." He was a producer, writer and narrator for the "Chicagoland" docuseries on CNN and a consulting producer on the Showtime documentary "16 Shots."