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Posted on: October 21, 2020

[ARCHIVED] COVID Mitigation Plan for Kane, DuPage and Will Counties

COVID Mitigations for Kane, DuPage and Will Counties Begin Friday

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker yesterday announced new COVID mitigations for Regions 7 and 8, including Kane, DuPage and Will Counties - three of Aurora's four counties. Because of an increasing positivity rate, the following measures will go into effect on Friday, October 23, in an effort to decrease the spread of COVID in the region:

BARS

No indoor service
All outside bar service closes at 11:00 p.m.
All bar patrons should be seated at tables outside
No ordering, seating, or congregating at the bar (bar stools should be removed)
Outside Tables should be 6 feet apart
No standing or congregating indoors or outdoors while waiting for a table or exiting
No dancing or standing indoors
Reservations required for each party
No seating of multiple parties at one table
Temporary outdoor structures that hold multiple parties must have at least 50% of the sides open to allow airflow

RESTAURANTS

No indoor dining or bar service
All outdoor dining closes at 11:00 p.m.
Outside dining tables should be 6 feet apart
No standing or congregating indoors or outdoors while waiting for a table or exiting
Reservations required for each party
No seating of multiple parties at one table
Temporary outdoor structures that hold multiple parties must have at least 50% of the sides open to allow airflow

MEETINGS, SOCIAL EVENTS, GATHERINGS

Limit to lesser of 25 guests or 25 percent of overall room capacity
No party buses
Gaming and Casinos close at 11:00 p.m., are limited to 25 percent capacity, and follow mitigations for bars and restaurants, if applicable.

Mitigation efforts will remain in place until the COVID positivity rate decreases below 6.5 % for three consecutive days. If the positivity rate averages between 6.5% and 8%, the new mitigations will remain in place and unchanged. If the positivity rate averages greater than or equal to 8% after fourteen days, more stringent mitigations can be applied to further reduce the spread of the virus.