Jun 30, 2020
CHICAGO – NEW COVID-19 BUSINESS RESTRICTIONS
PublicationsJasmine Salinas
Effective for two weeks beginning Friday, October 23rd at 6:00 a.m.:
- All Non-Essential Businesses must close to the public from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. daily (“Business Curfew”)
- Essential Businesses may remain open during Business Curfew if permitted by law
- Eating Establishments, or those establishments which serve food, including those which serve alcohol for onsite consumption
- May continue to allow indoor and outdoor consumption of food and alcohol
- May continue to allow take-out and delivery services until 10:00 p.m. daily
- Must close to the public at 10:00 p.m. daily
- Must stop all sales of alcohol for onsite consumption at 9:00 p.m. daily
- Indoor capacity remains at 40% or 50 people within a room or space
- Drinking Establishments, or those establishments which serve alcohol for on-site consumption that do not have a Retail Food Establishment License
- May continue to allow outdoor consumption of alcohol
- May NOT allow indoor consumption of alcohol at any time
- Must close to the public at 10:00 p.m. daily
- Must stop all sales of alcohol for onsite consumption at 9:00 p.m. daily
- Liquor stores, grocery stores and other Package Goods licensed establishments
- Must continue to stop all sales of alcohol for offsite consumption at 9:00 pm daily.
The City of Chicago will enforce these new restrictions on businesses, with citations leading to fines of up to $10,000 and closures for those found to have egregious violations.
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