[Jesse Byerly]

I think I figured it out!!! ????

So, the solution for me was in the “Appearance” panel. Once I selected ONLY the element I was having a problem with, and looked at it in the “Appearance” panel- I saw the words “Overprint” next to only that element. So, I just went to the bottom of the “Appearance” window and deleted the effect, and the problem went away!