This means that unless the test positivity figures of today’s data suddenly jump in, the capacity constraints for retail stores and gyms will move to 50 per cent, and that indoor movie theaters can resume their service. All schools will also be allowed to resume classroom teaching, at least legally, despite the fact that the teachers’ union is at least legal.
Both Chicago and suburban Cook County only moved to Tier 1 on Saturday. Among other things, this made it possible to resume limited indoor bar and restaurant service.
The other news is on the IDPH COPHID dashboard and covers Regions 8 and 9, which include Lake and DuPage counties and are the only parts of the metropolitan area that are not formally allowed to serve limited bar and restaurant services. does not resume.
The website indicates that both meet the key benchmark, with a positive test rate of below 8 percent. But IDPH did not announce anything, and officials did not return calls and emails to comment on whether the green light is going on in these regions.