ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
No. 2020-11 - NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESS CURFEW
Issued and Effective: October 23, 2020
WHEREAS, In an Executive Order filed on June 26, 2020 ("EO2020-43"), the Governor of Illinois affirmed that a local government body may enact provisions that are stricter than those in the Executive Order; and
WHEREAS, The City of Chicago shall only proceed further into reopening once the Mayor of the City of Chicago and the Commissioner of Health of the City of Chicago ("Commissioner"), guided by public health data, are satisfied that such reopening shall be safe; and
WHEREAS, At times, it may be necessary for the City to reinstate targeted COVID-19 restrictions as a precautionary response to avoid a resurgence in community cases of the virus; and
WHEREAS, The Commissioner is concerned about the rapid increase in cases and hospitalizations over the past two weeks; and
WHEREAS, The Municipal Code of Chicago ("Code") authorizes the Commissioner to implement emergency measures to stop the spread of communicable diseases, and to protect the health, safety, and welfare ofthe City's residents, including but not limited to authority granted in Sections 2-112-080, 2-112-160(a)(3) and (a)(4) ofthe Code, in addition to 77 III. Adm. Code Sections 690.1305(a) and 690.1310(c); and
WHEREAS, This Order is issued following consultation with, and on the recommendation of, the Commissioner of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, and the Local Liquor Control Commissioner; now, therefore,
The Commissioner of Health of the City of Chicago hereby orders as follows,
Section 1. Any business that is not an Essential Business, as the term "Essential Businesses" is defined below, must be closed to the public between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Central Time. Nothing provided in this Section shall be construed to prohibit any business from undertaking work that does not require in-person interaction with the public.
Section 2. No licens...
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