LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. (WLS) Under Gov. JB Pritzker s COVID-19 reopening plan, four more suburban counties in Regions 8 and 9 are able to offer limited indoor dining starting Tuesday.
The Illinois Department of Public Health moved DuPage, Kane, Lake and McHenry counties to tier one mitigations. Bars have to serve food in order to open and businesses will be limited to 25 people indoors or 25% capacity per room.
Limited capacity does not help certain restaurants, so they will continue not to have indoor dining currently. From a fiscal standpoint and a safety standpoint for both the community and the crew, it just doesn t make sense for us to be able to take advantage of it. I wish we could, but I m excited for those who can, said Steve Moreau, Babcock s Grove House. All we got to do is make it through a few short months, keep a positive attitude, stay healthy and then spring will be back, and we will be back at it.
The Weld County Board of Commissioners voted last week to accept $1 million in federal oil and gas lease revenue, which will go toward nine road projects in the jurisdiction.
“The traveling public expects our roads to be safe, efficient and meet their overall needs,” said commission Chair Steve Moreno. “While the county budgets each year for road improvements, funding from the Federal Mineral Lease Act District is a great additional resource we can use to maintain our transportation system.”
According to the Tax Foundation, the federal government compensates states for mineral leasing activity because the surrounding communities bear costs and burdens related to the industrial activity.
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