Mattoon Chamber of Commerce Exec Director Offers Update on Restore Illinois Plan

Thursday, May 7, 2020, Ed Dowd, Executive Director of the Mattoon Chamber of Commerce was a guest on 101.3 WMCI. At the the bottom of the page you can listen to the entire interview. Here is a brief description of what he covered during the interview:

The Governor announced his new “Restore Illinois” Plan on Tuesday (Copy attached)
According to the new plan we are in phase 2 which started May 1st. there will be no chance of moving to phase 3 until May 29th at the earliest.
The State of Illinois is now divided into 4 regions that will need to pass certain criteria before the Region can be moved to the next phase.
The designated region Coles County is part of encompasses 39 Counties and many cities including Springfield, Champaign, Quincy, Decatur, Danville, and Galesburg.
Based on the size of our region, and what cities are involved, it could be challenging to move to phase 3 by May 29th.

“Based on these guidelines, even if we move to phase 3 by May 28th, restaurants and bars will still be restricted to delivery, Drive -through, pickup, and carry out for a minimum of another 28 days before phase 4 can even be considered. This will create significant hardships for area restaurants and bars.”

Click here to view the entire Restore Illinois plan.

You can listen to the complete interview here: