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In Chicago, the mayor on Thursday announced new restrictions as she said the city's average daily case rate increased by more than 50 percent in the last week, NBC Chicago reported.

Chicago is currently reporting more than 600 new coronavirus cases a day, the highest daily rate since the end of May, city officials said.

"We are, no doubt whatsoever, in the second surge," Mayor Lori Lightfoot said at a news conference. "This is what it looks like."

Starting on Friday, indoor service at bars that don't have food licenses is again banned, just weeks after the prohibition was lifted. In addition, nonessential businesses must close by 10 p.m. each day.

Starting Friday Oct 30th 2020...
 

New COVID-19 mitigations for Chicago and suburban Cook County

Bars:

-No indoor service
-All outside bar service closes at 11:00 p.m.
-All bar patrons should be seated at tables outside
-No ordering, seating, or congregating at bar (bar stools should be removed)
-Tables should be 6 feet apart
-No standing or congregating indoors or outdoors while waiting for a table or exiting
-No dancing or standing indoors
-Reservations required for each party

-No seating of multiple parties at one table
Restaurants

-No indoor dining or bar service
-All outdoor dining closes at 11:00 p.m.
-Outside dining tables should be 6 feet apart
-No standing or congregating indoors or outdoors while waiting for a table or exiting
-Reservations required for each party
-No seating of multiple parties at one table

Meetings, Social Events, Gatherings

-Limit to lesser of 25 guests or 25 percent of overall room capacity
-No party buses
-Gaming and Casinos close at 11:00 p.m., are limited to 25 percent capacity, and follow mitigations for bars and restaurants, if applicable