Chicago mayor seeks to make pandemic-era restaurant rule permanent

By Washington Examiner

Published May 31, 2023 12:22pm ET

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Chicago mayor seeks to make pandemic-era restaurant rule permanent — Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson celebrates with supporters after defeating Paul Vallas after the mayoral runoff election late Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in Chicago. For many progressives, the past decade has been littered with disappointments. But recent down-ballot victories are providing hope of reshaping the Democratic Party from the bottom up, rather than from Washington. | (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)

(The Center Square) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is pushing to make rules allowing restaurants to serve customers outside the establishment that were put in place during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic permanent as part of an overall effort to help keep them afloat during his first term.

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