Restaurants, theaters see benefits as Bridge Phase starts
Peggy Kinnane s Irish Restaurant & Pub owners Michelle and Derek Hanley usher in Illinois Bridge Phase Friday with lunch at their own downtown Arlington Heights business with son Conor and grandson Jack. Eric Peterson | Staff Photographer
Larry Huber, owner of Salsa 17 in downtown Arlington Heights, attributed the size of his lunchtime crowd more to the good weather for outdoor dining than the start of Illinois Bridge Phase Friday, but said the small change in regulations adds to hope of returning to full capacity. Eric Peterson | Staff Photographer
Cortland s Garage was among the restaurants in downtown Arlington Heights to which lunchtime diners flocked Friday, but many believe the good weather and existing capacity for alfresco dining were greater influences than the marginal changes of Illinois s Bridge Phase of reopening.