Governor Pritzker orders all sit-down service at bars and restaurants to cease.

Governor J.B. Pritzker has ordered the closure of all bars and restaurants effective at the end of business tomorrow [3.16.20].  From the Chicago Sun-Times:

“We are working with restaurant owners and food delivery services across the state to see if restaurants can safely keep their kitchens open, so the restaurants can continue food delivery to people at their homes,” Pritzker said at a news conference Sunday at the Thompson Center in the Loop.

“The time for persuasion and public appeals is over. The time for action is here. This is not a joke. No one is immune to this, and you have an obligation to act in the best interests of all the people of this state.”

[eric]