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Chicago restaurant owners say the state’s coronavirus restrictions will be catastrophic to their businesses. NBC 5’s Kye Martin reports.

Chicago is now under heightened restrictions as positivity rates rise during the coronavirus pandemic, but could even more limitations be added?

Chicago and several surrounding suburbs are now under heightened restrictions as positivity rates rise during the coronavirus pandemic, but what needs to happen for those added restrictions to be lifted?

New restrictions take effect in Chicago and four suburban counties Friday as coronavirus cases continue to surge.

Bar and restaurant owners across Chicago as well as their patrons are bracing for impact as new rules are scheduled to come to indoor dining and non-essential businesses amid a second wave of coronavirus cases. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced new restrictions during a Thursday briefing, suspending indoor bar service just weeks after reopening such establishments as colder weather begins…

Chicago will once again shut down indoor bar service and force non-essential businesses to limit hours as city officials warn a second surge of the coronavirus is underway. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced the new restrictions during a Thursday briefing, suspending indoor bar service just weeks after reopening such establishments as colder weather begins to limit outdoor options. The restrictions…

Chicago has entered a second wave of the coronavirus, officials say, with rising cases and positivity rates prompting the city to rollback its reopening progress – a dramatic change from where the city was one week earlier.

Among the new restrictions taking effect in Chicago is a curfew on social gatherings as city officials urged people to limit the size of their “bubble” as a second surge of the coronavirus begins. Beyond the suspension of indoor bar service and a curfew for local businesses, the new guidelines released by the city also asks all Chicagoans to “avoid…

Chicago bars will be closing for indoor service once again during the coronavirus pandemic, the city announced Thursday, and if numbers continue to rise, indoor dining could be next, officials said.

With coronavirus cases surging in Chicago, officials announced new restrictions, rolling back the city’s reopening progress once again.

As Chicago officials announce the shut down of indoor bar service and early closures of non-essential businesses, Mayor Lori Lightfoot reminded young people that the coronavirus can still reach them. Lightfoot warned young people that they “are not immune” to COVID-19 Thursday as the city sees a major surge in virus cases over the past week. Chicago Department of Public…

NBC 5’s Kye Martin shows us the pods in Fulton Market where restaurants will serve guests as the weather grows colder.

No matter which side of the Valentine’s Day discussion you find yourself — gooey, gift-giving purist or anti-candy solo artist — Yelp has you covered with two new lists: Top 100 Most Romantic Places For Your Next Date Night and Top 100 Dive Bars for Your Anti-Valentine’s Night Out. Good news for both sides: Several Illinois restaurants and bars can…

Three Chicago restaurants made the romantic list, and four Chicago bars and a downstate Illinois favorite made the dive bars list.

Yelp has started showing “Health Score Alerts” on business pages with the lowest health inspection scores. The company, which launched the pilot program Wednesday, said it hopes to make health scores “easier to find and understand so people can make informed choices about safe places to eat.” Currently, it is only available in Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco. “The…

Chicago Restaurant Week pulled out all the stops for its 2020 celebration of local food and chefs with more than 400 restaurants participating in the January event, including 50 in the suburbs. For 17 days, between Jan. 24 and Feb. 9, diners can enjoy curated, multi-course prix fixe menus at $24 for brunch and lunch, and $36 and/or $48 for…