On Monday, Chicago will lift the last remaining COVID mitigations that have dictated to business owners how — or even if — they can serve customers for the better part of two years.
that have dictated to business owners how — or even if — they can serve customers for the better part of two years. While the state is getting rid of its most recent indoor mask mandate — which has been in place since August — the city is also dropping a proof-of-vaccination requirement to get into restaurants, bars, gyms and some other businesses after less than two months in effect.
Gianluca Pesce, a spokesman for the breakfast restaurant Yolk, said it has been operating as a "mask optional" establishment in its Florida and Texas locations for some time and are looking forward to transitioning their Chicago locations to do the same. "We welcome our members, guests, and staff to wear a mask if they choose to," the spokesperson said in a statement.
"As of today, we plan to open on March 4 without the mask and COVID vaccine mandates," Jennifer Howell, spokeswoman for the planetarium said in a statement.