URBANA â A Champaign County Judge issued a written temporary restraining order Thursday against Lil Bufordâs, prohibiting the Tolono bar and grill from operating without a valid health permit.
At a hearing Thursday morning, Judge Ben Dyer ruled in favor of the Champaign County Public Health Department, which suspended Lil Bufordâs health permit Dec. 17 for continuing to serve indoors in violation of a state order banning indoor service at bars and restaurants in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19.
The temporary restraining order will remain in effect until 3 p.m. Jan. 7, when Lil Bufordâs and the county will return for a hearing on a preliminary injunction.
URBANA â A Champaign County Judge issued a written temporary restraining order Thursday against Lil Bufordâs, prohibiting the Tolono bar and grill from operating without a valid health permit.
At a hearing Thursday morning, Judge Ben Dyer ruled in favor of the Champaign County Public Health Department, which suspended Lil Bufordâs health permit Dec. 17 for continuing to serve indoors in violation of a state order banning indoor service at bars and restaurants in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19.
The temporary restraining order will remain in effect until 3 p.m. Jan. 7, when Lil Bufordâs and the county will return for a hearing on a preliminary injunction.
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URBANA â Apple Dumplinâ restaurant in Urbana is now permanently restricted from operating without a valid health permit.
That was part of a settlement between the restaurant and county health officials spelled out in a permanent injunction order approved Wednesday morning by Judge Benjamin Dyer.
The settlement also included an agreement by restaurant owners Jim and Kathryn Flaningam to comply with all applicable laws, including any notice of requirements issued by the Champaign County Public Health Department.
The agreement also included the dismissal of two related cases â a lawsuit the Flaningams filed against the health department and an ordinance-violation case filed against Kathryn Flaningam for operating a food establishment without a valid health permit.
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