IDPH: Regions 1 and 2 move to Phase 4 today

The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Region 1 (Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, and Winnebago counties) and Region 2 (Bureau, Fulton, Grundy, Henderson, Henry, Kendall, Knox, La Salle, Livingston, Marshall, McDonough, McLean, Mercer, Peoria, Putnam, Rock Island, Stark, Tazewell, Warren, Woodford counties) are moving to Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois Plan effective today.

The move to Phase 4 allows for higher-risk high school sports, including football and basketball, to compete in intra-conference or intra-region contests.

It also allows for changes in following industries:

Restaurants and Bars

• Indoor dining and drinking now permitted for parties of up to 10 people

• Seated areas should be arranged so that tables allow for 6 feet between parties; impermeable barriers may be installed between booths which are less than 6 feet apart

Retail and Service Counter

• Continue capacity limit of no more than 50% occupancy

Personal Care

• Continue capacity limit of no more than 50% occupancy

Indoor/Outdoor Recreation

• Reopening select indoor recreation facilities (e.g., bowling alleys, skating rinks); indoor playgrounds and trampoline parks should remain closed

• Indoor recreation to operate at lesser of 50 customers or 50% of facility capacity

Museums

• Capacity limit of no more than 25% occupancy

• Guided tours should be limited to 50 or fewer people per group

Meetings and Social Events

• Limit to the lesser of 50 people or 50% of room capacity

• Multiple groups may meet in the same facility if they are socially distanced and in separate rooms