New signs for these times, Part 2: ‘Help wanted’ signs indicate ‘long COVID’ for restaurants
August 24, 2021
Restaurants were “the first casualties of the pandemic” said Krista Coltrin, Woodstock’s Economic Development coordinator. Beginning March 21, 2020, Illinois restaurants were closed to indoor dining by state order. When McHenry County restaurants were permitted to reopen on Jan. 26, it was at 25 percent capacity. “We lost 70 percent of our revenue overnight,” BBQ […]
