STATE MITIGATION ANNOUNCED FOR CHICAGO
The State has announced mitigation procedures for Chicago (Region 11).
The state mitigation procedures PREEMPT the local mitigation procedures put in place by Mayor Lightfoot.
The state procedures are stricter and are outlined below.
REGIONS 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10 AND 11 MITIGATION DATES AND COUNTIES
Region 1: Thursday, October 1st
· Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, Winnebago
Region 5: Thursday, October 22nd
· Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Marion, Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union, Wabash, Wayne, White, Williamson
Region 7: Friday, October 23rd
· Kankakee and Will
Region 8: Friday, October 23rd
· DuPage and Kane
Region 1: Sunday, October 25th (additional mitigations)
Region 4: Wednesday, October 28th
· Bond, Clinton, Madison, Monroe, Randolph, St. Clair, Washington
Region 10: Wednesday, October 28th
· Suburban Cook
Region 11: Friday, October 30th
· Chicago
REGIONS 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, AND 11 MITIGATION
Regions 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10 AND 11 are either under mitigation or are scheduled to be under mitigation.
Bars
· No indoor service;
· All outside bar service closes at 11:00 p.m.;
· All bar patrons should be seated at tables outside;
· No ordering, seating, or congregating at bar (bar stools should be removed);
· Tables should be 6 feet apart;
· No standing or congregating indoors or outdoors while waiting for a table or exiting;
· No dancing or standing indoors;
· Reservations required for each party; and
· No seating of multiple parties at one table.
Restaurants
· No indoor dining or bar service;
· All outdoor dining closes at 11:00 p.m.;
· Outside dining tables should be 6 feet apart;
· No standing or congregating indoors or outdoors while waiting for a table or exiting;
· Reservations required for each party; and
· No seating of multiple parties at one table.
Meetings, Social Events, Gatherings
· Limit to lesser of 25 guests or 25 percent of overall room capacity;
· No party buses; and
· Gaming and Casinos close at 11:00 p.m., are limited to 25 percent capacity, and follow mitigations for bars and restaurants, if applicable.
REGION 1 ADDITIONAL MITIGATION
The mitigation procedures put in place October 1st are still applicable with the following changes that will began Sunday, October 25th:
Bars and Restaurants
· Reduce party size from 10 to six individuals
Meetings, Social Events and Gatherings
· Maximum indoor/outdoor gathering size of 10 individuals
1. Applicable to professional, religious, cultural and social group gatherings
2. Not applicable to students participating in-person classroom learning
3. This does not reduce the overall facility capacity dictated by general business guidance, such as office, retail, etc.
4. Not applicable to sports, see sports guidance
Indoor recreation
· Maintain lesser of 25 people/25 percent of capacity
· No groups more than 10 individuals
· Does not apply to fitness
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