Crooked road runs to reopening
July 15, 2020
While Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois plan felt, to many, to be filled with the hope and promise of a return to near normalcy, there lingers still an abundance of caution that affects foot traffic on the Woodstock Square. On a late Thursday morning, Thom Teresi, owner of Double Yolk Café, 117 Van Buren […]
By BEN ORNERCapitol News Illinoisborner@capitolnewsillinois.comSPRINGFIELD – As the entire state remains on pace to enter the next phase of reopening in just nine days, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a major addition to the allowed activities under the phase: outdoor dining at restaurants.Pritzker on Wednesday said restaurants would be able to open outdoor seating to customers […]
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