Lemont Moves To Phase 4 Mitigations

LEMONT, IL — The Illinois Department of Public Health announced that Region 10, which includes Lemont, is moving to Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois Plan effective Tuesday. Most of the state has now returned to Phase 4 guidelines, although regions 8 and 9 are in Tier 1 mitigations, and region 4 remains in Tier 2 mitigations.

According to IDPH, phase 4 guidelines include the following:

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

• Continue capacity limit of no more than 50 percent occupancy

Personal Care

• Continue capacity limit of no more than 50 percent 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 percent of facility capacity

Museums

• Capacity limit of no more than 25 percent 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 percent of room capacity
• Multiple groups may meet in the same facility if they are socially distanced and in separate room

IDPH will continue to closely monitor test positivity, ICU bed availability, and the number of people in the hospital with COVID-19, according to a release. If data shows regions trending in the wrong direction, based on the established mitigation metrics, regions could once again find themselves in a higher tier with increased measures.