coronavirus restrictions

On Thursday, some restrictions were lifted in Will and Kankakee Counties where some of the toughest mitigation efforts had been in place since last fall. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports

Almost all of Illinois can begin to loosen some coronavirus restrictions, with only two regions remaining under the Tier 3 mitigations, the state’s health department announced Monday. But what will be allowed in each region?

City officials cited 10 businesses and a residence over the weekend for violating COVID-19 restrictions by allowing indoor dining or drinking.

Several American political leaders have been caught preaching one thing on the coronavirus and doing another

A battle over providing businesses with legal immunity to COVID-19 lawsuits is on hold for the time being in Congress, but businesses are still worried.

Millions of people in England have learned they must cancel their Christmas get-togethers and holiday shopping trips

Multiple Illinois regions are nearing thresholds for new coronavirus mitigation strategies, as areas in both the southwestern part of the state and in the northeastern corner of the state could see those rules put into place. On Sunday, Illinois’ Region 4 reported a positivity rate of over 8% for the third consecutive day, potentially meaning that restrictions could go back…

A restaurant owner in Bradley, Illinois, said 70 area business owners met Thursday night and agreed to keep serving customers inside their establishments, despite the state’s order that some counties stop indoor service to slow the coronavirus. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

Indiana’s governor decided Wednesday against reinstating tougher restrictions on businesses and crowd sizes despite the state’s sharp increases in COVID-19 hospitalizations and new infections, including a positive test for his top health adviser. Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb announced he would extend his statewide mask order for another month while scolding those across the state who he said were showing disregard for...

The lunch rush at Paris Bistro in Naperville Wednesday looked more like an afternoon in May, when dining establishments across Illinois were only allowed to serve customers outdoors in an effort to fight the spread of coronavirus. “Oh, no.  Not again.  It’s going to be very tough,” said co-owner Jonathan Santos. The Illinois Department of Public Health placed indoor...

The Illinois Department of Public Health placed indoor dining at bars and restaurants on hold in Will and Kankakee Counties for at least fourteen days starting Wednesday, due to rising positivity rates in coronavirus testing, and business owners are bracing for yet another challenge. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey has the story.

Indoor bar service has officially shut down for a second time in Chicago as several heightened restrictions take effect Friday following weeks of reopening progress during the coronavirus pandemic. The restrictions returned to the city beginning at 12:01 a.m. in an attempt to curb a rise in cases. In addition to the suspension of indoor bar service, restaurant table capacity…

Due to an uptick in coronavirus cases, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot reinstated several health guidelines that take effect Friday. Indoor service at bars in Chicago will be forced to shut down and other restrictions will be heightened once again, officials announced Monday. Here’s a look at the restrictions, which take effect at 12:01 a.m. Friday: Bars, taverns, breweries and...

Residents in six central and southern Illinois counties, including the state capital’s home, filed lawsuits Thursday against Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s restrictions on social interaction prompted by the coronavirus pandemic. The actions taken in Bond, Clay, Clinton, Edgar, Richland and Sangamon counties seek court orders declaring there is no public health emergency as defined by Pritzker’s Public Health Department. Springfield,...

As restaurants attempt to stay afloat amid coronavirus restrictions, some restaurants end the practice of tipping while instituting higher price surges. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.

Chicago is partially rolling back its reopening. New guidelines were announced Monday that impact bars, restaurants, salons and gyms. The mayor’s office says the precautionary move is in response to a recent increase in community cases of the virus. The reinstatement of certain restrictions will go into effect Friday, July 24 at 12:01 a.m., in order to allow businesses time…

Indoor service at bars in Chicago will be forced to shut down and other restrictions will be heightened once again as the city sees an increase in its average daily cases, officials announced Monday. Mary Ann Ahern reports.