Matt Rixner News Today

Then again, restaurateurs had no choice. When the pandemic first hit in mid-March of last year, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker mandated restaurants suspend dine-in service. It stayed that way for most of the spring. Even when indoor dining was authorized again, it was at limited capacity. In late October and early November, when COVID-19 cases began to spike, indoor dining again was prohibited. It resumed in late January, with limitations. Some restaurants closed entirely during those periods, eithe...