Illinois Hotel Industry Adapts To Life During COVID-19 Crisis

VIRUS OUTBREAK ILLINOIS
The newly renamed Hotel 166, located near the Northwestern University Hospital complex is seen 3/23/2020 in Chicago. Charles Rex Arbogast / ASSOCIATED PRESS
VIRUS OUTBREAK ILLINOIS
The newly renamed Hotel 166, located near the Northwestern University Hospital complex is seen 3/23/2020 in Chicago. Charles Rex Arbogast / ASSOCIATED PRESS

Illinois Hotel Industry Adapts To Life During COVID-19 Crisis

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Hotel occupancy rates across Illinois have dropped dramatically in the face of the novel coronavirus crisis.

Reset talks with the Illinois Hotel and Lodging Association to hear about what safety measures hotels are now taking and how they’re faring economically with dwindling demand.

GUEST: Michael Jacobson, president and CEO of the Illinois Hotel and Lodging Association