Suburban Restaurants, Bars Brace For New Restrictions On Indoor Services Starting Friday

Gov. JB Prtizker is clamping down on restaurants and bars in several suburban counties in response to rising positivity rates.

Oct. 21, 5 p.m. CT

The interior of Ed's Basement, a craft beer bar in St. Charles, Ill. Rena Naltsas / Courtesy of Ed Simbol

Gov. JB Prtizker is clamping down on restaurants and bars in several suburban counties in response to rising positivity rates.

Oct. 21, 5 p.m. CT

Starting Friday, restaurants and bars in DuPage, Kane, Kankakee and Will counties won’t be able to serve customers indoors.

Reset checks in with two restaurant and bar owners about the impact the new restrictions could have on the food services industry in the suburbs.

GUESTS: Ed Simbol, president of Ed’s Basement