Executive Order 2020-73 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 69)

The record

Jurisdiction

Illinois

Level

State

Authority

Illinois Constitution; 20 ILCS 3305/7(1), 7(2), 7(3), 7(8), 7(9), 7(12)

Issued

2020-11-18 Nov. 18, 2020

Effective

2020-11-20 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-11-20)

End

Re-issued in its entirety through Jan. 9, 2021 (EO 2020-74) and Feb. 6, 2021 (EO 2021-01); regions stepped down to Tier 2, Tier 1 and Phase 4 between Jan. 15 and Feb. 4, 2021 (EO 2021-02; EO 2021-03 metrics) (read as 2021-01-09)

In force

Nov. 20, 2020 to Jan. 9, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q42021 Q1

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules

Addressees

• all individuals
• all businesses, nonprofits and educational entities
• retail
• manufacturers
• offices
• indoor venues and meeting spaces
• restaurants and bars
• hotels
• gyms
• personal services
• recreation and youth sports
• places of public amusement

Functions reached

• GATH (one household indoors; ten outdoors)
• MC/BQ/EV meetings, banquets, conventions (prohibited at any size)
• DR indoor dining (prohibited)
• SF retail 25 percent
• OF offices 50 percent; mandatory remote-work facilitation
• PF production (non-production staff remote)
• LG hotels (registered guests only; no events)
• FC gyms 25 percent, no classes
• SL personal services 25 percent
• PE/AM theaters, museums, casinos, indoor recreation (prohibited)
• SP indoor sports (prohibited)

Collection

Illinois IL

Operative words

This Executive Order supersedes Executive Order 2020-43. The Executive Orders imposing regional mitigation measures remain in place. Where prior guidance and these Tier 3 Mitigations imply different standards, the more restrictive standards apply.... Limit gatherings. Indoor gatherings of more than one household are prohibited by this Executive Order, unless exempted by this Executive Order. Outdoor gatherings are limited to no more than ten people.... Requirements for all businesses. All businesses must: continue to evaluate which employees are able to work from home, and facilitate remote work from home when possible;... cap occupancy at 25 percent capacity for customer-facing activity... Requirements for retail stores.... cap occupancy at 50 percent of store capacity for grocery stores and pharmacies; cap occupancy at 25 percent of store capacity for other retail stores... Requirements for manufacturers.... allow only manufacturing staff and key personnel in facilities, with non-production employees working remotely whenever possible; modify and downsize operations... Requirements for office buildings.... cap occupancy at 50 percent of office capacity... Requirements for meetings and events. Indoor venues and meeting spaces such as meeting rooms, banquet centers, private party rooms, private clubs, country clubs, and party buses are prohibited from hosting gatherings of any size.... Requirements for restaurants and bars. All businesses that offer food or beverages for on-premises consumption—including restaurants, bars, grocery stores, and food halls—may not allow in-person indoor consumption.... Requirements for hotels. Hotel room occupancy must be limited to registered guests only. Fitness centers must be closed unless operated only on a reservation model and with a 25 percent occupancy cap. Hotels may not host gatherings in their meeting and event spaces... Requirements for fitness and exercise gyms. Fitness and exercise gyms must cap occupancy at 25 percent, must require reservations... and may not conduct indoor group classes.... Requirements for personal services facilities.... may be open but must cap occupancy at no more than 25 percent. Personal services facilities must ensure the use of face coverings at all times, and must suspend services for which a face covering cannot be worn... Requirements for recreation, youth day camps, and youth sports. This Executive Order prohibits indoor group sporting and recreational activities including youth and recreational sports (such as park district and travel leagues) and bowling. Outdoor sports and recreation are allowed in groups no larger than ten... Requirements for places of public amusement. Places of indoor public amusement and indoor recreation (including but not limited to arcades, indoor driving ranges, museums and aquariums, theaters and performing arts, spectator events, and casinos and gaming), are prohibited from operating by this Executive Order.

Enforcement

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