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Chicago bars and restaurants such as Baker Miller and Hopleaf applaud vaccination requirements for customers as the omicron variant of the coronavirus surges.

Sun-Times file Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan to require liquor, grocery and convenience stores to cut off liquor sales at 10 p.m. is “not written in stone,” a top mayoral aide said Thursday, opening the door to pushing back the deadline or eliminating it entirely. “The hours that are in this package — that is an introduction. … This is a starting point. … This is not a closed door. This is not a done deal,” Business Affairs and Consumer Protection Commissioner Rosa Escareno told the Sun-Times. “I’m not gonna predict where we land. But it’s definitely gonna be a dialogue an...

Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can safely gather maskless in most settings, indoors or out. But will the immunized be allowed to ditch the masks inside Chicago bars and restaurants? Not quite yet. City officials on Friday said they expect to “broadly follow” the CDC’s new bare-faced guidelines, but local officials are still ordering face coverings to stay on at establishments while they work out a new set of business regulations with the state. Lea este artículo en español en ...

'Shot and a beer' bill would allow free drink for the vaccinated Bars could participate in vaccination campaigns with offers of free beer under a bill introduced Tuesday in Springfield. Associated Press Michael Zalewski Free booze with your COVID-19 vaccine? It soon could be possible in Illinois. Legislation filed by Riverside Democratic state Rep. Michael Zalewski would allow Illinois bars to offer free drinks to people who have received the COVID-19 vaccine as long as it's part of a "publicly advertised promotion to encourage participation in the COVID-19 vaccination program...

by Greg Bishop, The Center Square  | April 15, 2021 05:00 PM Print this article Associations representing employers throughout Illinois asking urging lawmakers to use some of the $7.5 billion the state is getting in federal funds to replenish the state’s unemployment insurance trust fund. Following the beginning of the pandemic and the government's restrictions on economic activity, there have been historic levels of unemployment. Billions have been paid in benefits and benefits have been extended and enhanced. Illinois Manufacturers' Association Preside...