Popcorn.
Let's take a vote: who likes to read the same stuff from Rut over and over again?
In my mind, there is value in replies (like Ruts) to situations like the OPs where his state is seemingly more restrictive about mechanics.
There is also more value in other information, such as that published by the Fed, if only for the reason that there are likely more non-IL readers than there are IL readers.
I appreciate when NevadaRef and Rut each qualify their responses with why they're responding as they do (except for learning about Dave Gannaway).
I do agree with NV that Rut's pink statements are linked, and that Rut's commentary (2nd sentence) could be construed as his opinion rather than IHSA policy. IMHO, he didn't adequately clarify that this mechanic is part of the IHSA mechanic.