As COVID cases keep surging, some Chicago restaurants say they need more time to prepare for Mayor Lori LIghtfoot's proof of vaccine mandate.
Currently the mayor's requirement for proof of vaccination for indoor activities goes into effect on Monday, Jan. 3. These restaurants are asking to push that back to Jan. 15 before they have to start checking customers for their vaccine cards."There simply isn't enough time by January 3, next Monday, to put all of this in place and be ready for the chaos that could come," said Roger Romanelli, Chicago Restaurants Coalition coordinator.
"I have no idea how I'm going to physically, in my restaurant, figure out the logistics of how this is going to be done, short of having somebody stand outside and check IDs, which means I'm going to have to hire somebody new because I don't have anybody on staff to do this," said Mary Kay Tuzi, owner of Twin Anchors."We've been trying to add staff, without regard to this," said Leonard DeFranco, owner of Hawkeyes Bar & Grills.
The coalition recommends their restaurants install security cameras and set new emergency protocols in case of angry customers. They're also calling on the Chicago police superintendent to post instructions and guidelines for dealing with angry customers on their website.
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