ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
No. 2020-5 -NINTH AMENDED AND RE-ISSUED (EVENING CESSATION OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR SALES)
Issued and Effective: May 18, 2021
WHEREAS, In an Executive Order filed on May 17, 2021 (EO2021-10), the Governor of Illinois affirmed that a local government body may enact provisions that are stricter than those in the Executive Order; and
WHEREAS, Guided by public health data, on May 18, 2021, the Commissioner of Health of the City of Chicago re-issued Order No. 2020-9, identifying the Bridge Phase steps the City of Chicago will take to safely reopen; and
WHEREAS, It remains imperative to maintain social distancing and not permit groups of Chicagoans across the City to recklessly congregate and cluster at or near establishments that sell alcoholic liquor, in particular in the late evening, unacceptably placing their own health and the health of all Chicagoans in danger; and
WHEREAS, The Municipal Code of Chicago ("Code") authorizes the Commissioner of Health to implement emergency measures to stop the spread of communicable diseases, and to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the City's residents, including but not limited to authority granted in Sections 2-112-080, 2-112-160(a)(3) and (a)(4) of the Code, in addition to 77 III. Adm. Code Sections 690.1305(a) and 690.1310(c); and
WHEREAS, The Commissioner of Health continues to closely monitor the public health data to make determinations regarding appropriate restrictions; and
WHEREAS, This Order is issued following consultation with, and on the recommendation of, the Commissioner of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, the Local Liquor Control Commissioner, and the Chicago Police Department; now, therefore,
The Commissioner of Health of the City of Chicago hereby orders as follows:
SECTION 1. Any establishment possessing a late-hour license under Section 4-60-130 of the Code shall allow only patrons who are fully vaccinated, as defined by the Centers fo...
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