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Ex. MET-CHI-044 Order Primary source read

COVID-19 Public Health Order for Shelter in Place

Order for Shelter in Place

Public Health Director Mike Charley, Department of Public Health, Village of Oak Park · Village of Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois (City)

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Jurisdiction
Village of Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois · Chicago · Illinois
Level
City
Authority
Village Resolution 20-120 (Mar. 13, 2020); 65 ILCS 5/8-10-5; Village Code secs. 2-6-10, 2-27-9, 20-1-6(Z)
Issued
2020-03-18 Mar. 18, 2020
Effective
2020-03-20 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-03-20)
End
2020-04-03 11:59 p.m. (the Governor's EO 2020-10 took effect 5:00 p.m. Mar. 21, 2020 and governed thereafter) (read as 2020-04-03)
In force
Mar. 20, 2020 to Apr. 3, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineEvents and venues
Addressees
  • all individuals living within the Village
  • all businesses with a facility in the Village
  • public transit riders
Functions reached
  • SF/OF all non-essential facilities closed
  • CB customer base confined to residences
  • GATH
  • WF travel and transit limited
  • EV
Collection
Chicago MET-CHI

Operative words

2. All individuals currently living within the Village of Oak Park... are ordered to shelter at their place of residence.... 3. All businesses with a facility in the Village, except Essential Businesses as defined below in Section 10, are required to cease all activities at facilities located within the Village except Minimum Basic Operations... 4. All public and private gatherings of any number of people occurring outside a single household or living unit are prohibited... All Village block parties and special events are suspended for the duration of this Order. 5. All travel, including, but not limited to, travel on foot, bicycle, scooter, motorcycle, automobile, or public transit, except Essential Travel and Essential Activities as defined below in Section 10, is prohibited.

Enforcement

Illinois Public Health Act, 20 ILCS 2305/2(k): refusal to comply with a closure order is a Class A misdemeanor (recited in Sec. 1)

Notes

The first stay-at-home order in Illinois, effective one day before the Governor's; the paradigm 'order... limiting commerce, travel, or group meetings'