Village Reminds Residents: New COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts Began Oct. 23

Press release from the Village of Lisle:

The Governor’s Office and Illinois Department of Public Health announced that Region 7 (Kankakee and Will counties only) and Region 8 (DuPage and Kane counties only) have activated the state’s mitigation plan, effective Friday, October 23, due to having three consecutive days of an average test positivity rate at or above 8%. The following mitigations went into effect October 23rd:

• Bars and restaurants can serve patrons at tables with outdoor seating only, all tables should be placed six feet apart. No seating of multiple parties at one table. No indoor service or seating is allowed.
• Bars and restaurants must be closed by 11:00 p.m. and may not reopen earlier than 6:00 a.m. the following day.
• No ordering, seating or congregating at the bar is allowed and it is recommended that bar stools be removed. No indoor service or seating is allowed.
• Reservations for all groups are required.
• No standing or congregating indoors or outdoors while waiting for a table or exiting the premises.
• Meetings, social events and gatherings are limited to the lesser of 25 people or 25% of overall room capacity. (This restriction modifies the previous limitation of the lesser of 50 people or 50% of overall room capacity.)
• No party buses are allowed.
• Gaming locations and casinos must be closed by 11:00 p.m. and are limited to 25% capacity, and must follow mitigations for bars and restaurants, if applicable.

Enhanced mitigations will be in effect until the region is able to reduce its seven-day rolling average test positivity rate to or below 6.5% for three consecutive days. When the region is at or below the 6.5% sustained positivity rate target for three consecutive days, it will be allowed to return to regular Phase 4 guidelines without enhanced mitigations. To learn more, visit the Restore Illinois Resurgence Mitigation page.

Together with the DuPage County Health Department, the Village of Lisle encourages residents to do their part in helping slow the spread of COVID-19. Follow the 3 W's when you leave your home. WEAR a face mask, WATCH your distance and WASH your hands. The DuPage County Health Department COVID-19 dashboard, shows the number of lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases in each municipality.

Restore Illinois Resurgence Mitigation Plan

This press release was produced by the Village of Lisle. The views expressed here are the author’s own.