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Chicago Mayor Imposes 10PM Curfew On Non-Essential Businesses
Lightfoot said she is “taking these measures to avoid potential catastrophic impacts” due to a “rapid rise in cases.”
Penned by Adam Barnes at the Daily Caller
Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Thursday that non-essential businesses will be forced to close by 10PM each night for two weeks because of an increase in COVID-19 cases.
Lightfoot’s order, which goes into effect Friday at 6PM, states that bars without a proper food license are not permitted to serve indoors, CBS2 Chicago reported. The order also places restrictions on personal gatherings, limiting groups to 6 or fewer. Lightfoot said she is “taking these measures to avoid potential catastrophic impacts” due to a “rapid rise in cases.”
“We’re now seeing an uptick again of large groups of people gathering without social distancing and worse, without mask. Some of it, of course, is a misplaced sense that those you know don’t have it. That’s wrong,” Lightfoot added.
EFFECTIVE TOMORROW: New measures go into effect to slow the spread of COVID-19 in Chicago. Essential businesses like grocery stores, pharmacies and gas stations will be able to stay open during the non-essential business curfew. More info
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot (@chicagosmayor) October 22, 2020https://t.co/njOQ14kE6Y. pic.twitter.com/e7ixwjMFM7
