The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Illinois
- Level
- State
- Authority
- 20 ILCS 3305/7(1), 7(2), 7(3), 7(8)
- Issued
- 2020-03-16 Mar. 16, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-16 9:00 p.m. (sec. 1); 2020-03-18 (sec. 2) (read as 2020-03-16)
- End
- Sec. 1: through Mar. 30 by its terms; extended through Apr. 7 (EO 2020-10 para. 12(l)), Apr. 30 (EO 2020-18) and May 29, 2020 (EO 2020-33); superseded May 29, 2020 by EO 2020-38 (off-premises only 'except as permitted by DCEO guidance,' i.e., outdoor dining) and June 26, 2020 by EO 2020-43 (on-premises consumption resumed under DCEO Phase 4 guidance). Sec. 2 superseded Mar. 21, 2020 by EO 2020-10 sec. 1 para. 3. Sec. 6 (Open Meetings Act) re-issued into 2021. (read as 2020-05-29)
- In force
- Mar. 16, 2020 to May 29, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues
- Addressees
- all businesses offering food or beverages for on-premises consumption
- the public
- venues
- Functions reached
- DR dining room
- BA bar
- BQ banquets and catering venues
- GATH
- FC fitness facilities
- WS worship (faith-based events of 50 or more)
- Collection
- Illinois IL
Operative words
Section 1. Beginning March 16, 2020 at 9 p.m. through March 30, 2020, all businesses in the State of Illinois that offer food or beverages for on-premises consumption—including restaurants, bars, grocery stores, and food halls—must suspend service for and may not permit on-premises consumption.... Section 2. Beginning March 18, 2020, all public and private gatherings in the State of Illinois of 50 people or more are prohibited for the duration of the Gubernatorial Disaster Proclamation. A public or private gathering includes community, civic, public leisure, faith-based events, sporting events with spectators, concerts, conventions, and any similar event or activity that brings together 50 or more people in a single room or a single space at the same time. This includes venues such as fitness centers/health clubs, bowling alleys, private clubs, and theatres.
Enforcement
20 ILCS 3305/7; local liquor commissioners and law enforcement
Notes
Hotel restaurants limited to room service and carry-out; catering permitted; airport, hospital and university dining halls exempt. Sec. 6 suspended the Open Meetings Act in-person requirements.