5 LITH Restaurants Approved For Outdoor Dining

LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL — Five Lake in the Hills restaurants have been given the go-ahead to serve food and drinks outdoors, according to village officials. The village is requiring any business wishing to set up an outdoor dining space as well as already-established businesses looking to modify their outdoor space to submit plans to the village.

Over the weekend, Bistro Wasabi, Moretti's, Woods Creek Tavern, the Lake in the Hills American Legion Post 1231 and the Lake in the Hills Property Owners Association were able to provide outdoor service to patrons. The village of Lake in the Hills is also working with Dino's Pizza & Pasta to get outdoor operations up and running.

Restaurants and bars are now allowed to offer outdoor seating as part of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's reopening plan, which entered Phase 3 last week.

Village officials said the following village operations and offices were back up and running on Monday:

• The village of Lake in the Hills Village Hall, Public Works Department and Airport office will reopen with standard operating hours. Masks and facial coverings will be mandatory at each facility.
• Tennis courts will reopen for singles play only. Playgrounds, skate parks, basketball courts, and volleyball courts will remain closed. The village Bark Park, trails, bike paths, and open spaces remain available for outdoor activity.
• Youth sports organizations will be able to use fields for drills, practices and lessons that do not involve contact between individuals and allows for six feet of social distancing. No competitive games are allowed at this time.

Essential services remain available via telephone, email, and through the village website,
lith.org. The records division in the upper lobby of the police station will continue with its reduced
hours of operation from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday through Friday until further notice and the
lower level of the police station will remain open 24/7.

Meanwhile, the Lake in the Hills Village Board voted last week to extend the waiver of late fees and water shut offs for an additional 90 days through Sept. 1 to provide continued COVID-19 financial relief to residents and businesses, according to a news release from the village of Lake in the Hills. The village board also approved providing $2,500 to the Lake in the Hills Property Owner’s Association, a nonprofit organization, according to a news release from the village.

The village has also donated $5,000 to both the Grafton Food Pantry and the Algonquin/Lake in the Hills Interfaith Food Pantry. A $35,975 relief package was also issued for restaurants,
cafes, and other businesses by reducing liquor, video gaming, and tobacco license fees by 50 percent.

More via the village of Lake in the Hills coronavirus website