Chicago Won t Increase Indoor Dining Capacity When State Eases COVID Restrictions
The city of Chicago won t permit bars and restaurants to increase indoor dining capacity even though Illinois health officials are expected to ease restrictions in the city as a result of progress in the fight against COVID-19, city officials announced Friday.
Chicago, which is designated as Region 11 by the Illinois Department of Public Health, remained at Tier 1 Friday, the highest level of restrictions that allows indoor dining.
Under Tier 1 mitigations, indoor service is limited to lesser of 25% or 25 persons per room, no tables exceeding four people are permitted indoors and indoor service must be suspended if an establishment is not serving food. Additionally, all bars and restaurants must close at 11 p.m., and reservations are required for all parties.
Updated on January 29, 2021 at 9:57 am
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Philadelphia schools will transition back to a hybrid learning model of both in-person and digital learning starting next month, School District Superintendent Dr. William Hite announced on Wednesday.
The School District will slowly phase in groups of students, beginning with pre-K through second grade.
Last fall, families of pre-K through second grade students in the District had the chance to choose whether they wanted their child to transition to hybrid learning or remain 100 percent digital. More than 9,000 families chose the hybrid model.
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Everyone has something they love about snow days.
For some, it’s hot chocolate with marshmallows after your hands have gone numb with cold. For others, it’s a snow angel on a street that drifts have closed off to traffic.
For South Philadelphia’s Rita Anne Provenzano, the best part is the peacefulness.
“There’s a quiet that comes from it,” said Provenzano, who took the small group of preschoolers she babysits outside Wednesday to enjoy the first flakes. “It’s fresh. And it’s clean. And it quiets the city.”
But for K-12 students this year, even with powder still coating parts of the region Thursday morning, the snow days of yore seem to be slipping into a tale from time’s past.