Some COVID-19 Restrictions Lifted In Oswego: See What To Expect

Oswego IL

15 January, 2021

3:48 PM

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OSWEGO, IL — Gov. J.B. Pritzker's announced Friday that some of Illinois can loosen its pandemic-related restrictions. Three of the state's 11 coronavirus-management regions returned to Tier 2 mitigations Friday: Regions 1 and 2 (northwest Illinois) and Region 5, which covers most of southern Illinois. Region 2 includes Kendall County. Ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, Pritzker imposed Tier 3 COVID-19 mitigation measures — the strictest since the stay-at-home order — across the entire state as hospitalizations and new infections exceeded their spring peak. But with one complete 14-day incubation period having passed since New Year's Eve, the governor said three regions were ready to move immediately from Tier 3 to Tier 2. That means gaming centers, casinos and cultural institutions in those regions can reopen, while indoor fitness classes, meetings and other gatherings can restart with a 10-person limit. There is a 25-person limit on group recreational activities. Indoor dining at bars and restaurants is still banned under Tier 2 mitigations. Here's what Tier 2 mitigations will look like in Oswego: Bars and Restaurants • Suspend indoor service • Outdoor, delivery and takeout service continues under updated hours• No tables exceeding 6 people Cultural Institutions • Open under Phase 4 rules Gaming and Casinos • Open under Phase 4 rules from Illinois Gaming Board Hotels • Limited to registered guests• Fitness centers closed or operating on reservation model at 25 percent capacity Household Gatherings • Limiting to 10 people is encouraged Indoor Fitness Classes • Groups limited to 10, including fitness classes Organized Group Recreational Activities (Fitness Centers, Sports, etc.) • Limit to lesser of 25 guests or 25 percent overall capacity indoors and outdoors• Sports follow measures in the All Sport Guidelines For more news and information like this, subscribe to the Oswego Patch for free. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app; download the free Patch Android app here. Don't forget to like us on Facebook!