The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Illinois Region 4 (Metro East: Bond, Clinton, Madison, Monroe, Randolph, St. Clair and Washington Counties) · St. Louis · Missouri
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, 20 ILCS 3305/7; Governor's COVID-19 disaster proclamations; Executive Order 2020-43 (Phase 4) and the Resurgence Mitigation Plan; Department of Public Health Act, 20 ILCS 2305/2
- Issued
- 2020-08-16 Aug. 16, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-08-18
- End
- Escalated to Tier 2 on Sept. 2, 2020 (verified_secondary); Region 4 remained under regional mitigations into the statewide Tier 3 of Nov. 20, 2020 (Ex. MET-STL-035) (read as 2020-09-02)
- In force
- Aug. 18, 2020 to Sept. 2, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q32020 Q4
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Capacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues
- Addressees
- bars
- restaurants
- meetings, social events and gatherings
- reception halls
- party buses
- gaming and casinos
- Functions reached
- DR dining (tables ≤6, 11 p.m. close)
- BA bar service (no bar seating)
- BQ banquets (reception halls closed)
- MC meetings ≤25
- AM casinos 25%
- CB
- Collection
- St. Louis MET-STL
Operative words
Region 4 has exceeded IDPH criteria that trigger additional mitigations... as it has in Region 4 from August 14 to 16, 2020.... Effective August 18, Region 4 will operate under these new mitigation requirements: Bars: All bars close at 11:00pm (matching new closing time at bars in St. Louis); No ordering, seating, or congregating at bar (bar stools should be removed); All bar patrons should be seated at tables inside and outside; All indoor tables should be reduced to 6 persons or less; Tables should be 6 feet apart;... Reservations required for each party. Restaurants: All restaurants close at 11:00pm...; All indoor tables should be reduced to 6 people or less;... If the restaurant also has a bar, the rules for bars apply. Meetings, social events and gatherings: Limit to lesser of 25 guests or 25 percent of overall room capacity; All reception halls closed; No party buses; Gaming and Casinos close at 11:00pm and are limited to 25 percent capacity.
Enforcement
Enforced through IDPH and local health departments under 20 ILCS 2305 and the Governor's executive orders (business closure, license actions); Class A misdemeanor for violating IDPH orders under 20 ILCS 2305/8.1
Notes
The first regional resurgence mitigation imposed anywhere in Illinois; it applied to the Metro East alone from Aug. 18, 2020. The release itself notes the 11:00 p.m. closing matched 'new closing time at bars in St. Louis' (City Order No. 13, Ex. MET-STL-014).