Coronavirus Updates In Mokena: Restaurants Closed To Diners

MOKENA, IL — With so many closures and cancellations due to the coronavirus, it can be difficult to know what's going on in town. Mokena Patch has compiled information from different organizations on their closings or postponements.

If you have details on a closing/cancellation that is not listed, please email andrea.earnest@patch.com.

Restaurants Close To Diners

Governor JB Pritzker has ordered all restaurants will be closed to diners, starting at the close of business Monday. Patch has compiled a list of Mokena restaurants who are offering take-out or pick-up. If you'd like to see a business added to the list, please email andrea.earnest@patch.com.

• EggCetera Cafe: carry-out, curbside pick-up and delivery offered
• Balagio in Mokena: carry-out orders offered
• Fleckenstein's Bakery: pick-up available, remaining open
• DOC's Smokehouse: delivery, take-out and curbside pick-up available
• The Great American Bagel: carry-out, drive-thru, delivery and DoorDash available
• Creamery: Drive-thru, pick-up and delivery from UberEats and DoorDash

Lincoln-Way D210 Begins E-Learning

The district is closed Monday, and e-learning will start Tuesday, March 17. Governor Pritzker ordered all schools closed until March 30, and D210 has spring break the week of March 30. School is scheduled to resume April 6.

Mokena Park District Cancels Programs

The park district has canceled large events with over 250 attendees until May 1, the district said on Facebook. If a program, event, or league was supposed to start before April 1, it has been canceled or postponed.

The Oaks Recreation & Fitness Center remains open during regularly scheduled hours.

Mokena Library Closes

The library has closed until further notice. While the library will be closed to the public, it will be fully staffed and available through phone: 708-479-9663 or email: mcpldstaff@mokena.lib.il.us during our hours of operation

Curtain Call Theatre Postpones Play

"The Lion In The Winter," a play at Curtain Call Theatre has been postponed.

"We are attempting to reschedule the performances and if we are able to reschedule, tickets will go on sale at a later date," the theatre said. "At this time, all tickets for this weekend's performance were refunded."

The theatre has also postponed auditions for its next play, "Deathtrap."

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Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that include the common cold as well as much more serious diseases. The strain that emerged in China in late 2019, now called SARS-Cov-2, is related to others that have caused serious outbreaks in recent years, including severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). The first confirmed case of COVID-19, the illness caused by SARS-Cov-2, struck the U.S. on Jan. 21.

The disease, which apparently originated in animals, is now being spread from person to person, although the mechanism is not yet fully understood. Its symptoms include fever, coughing and shortness of breath, and many patients develop pneumonia. There is as yet no vaccine against COVID-19 and no antiviral treatment.

According to the CDC, the best way of preventing the disease is to avoid close contact with people who are sick, to avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands, to wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, and to use a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60 percent alcohol if soap and water are not available.

To avoid spreading any respiratory illness, the CDC recommends staying at home when you are sick, covering your cough or sneeze with a tissue and throwing the tissue in the trash, and cleaning and disinfecting frequently touched objects and surfaces.