Burr Ridge's Outdoor Dining Successful: Mayor

BURR RIDGE, IL — Outdoor dining over the weekend in Burr Ridge was a success, but people should wear facial coverings when getting near others, the village's mayor said Sunday. The village has helped local restaurants by providing tents to make outdoor seating a reality, with the state still banning indoor dining.

"The live music inside the tents at Capri, the Food Court, Eddie Merlot's and Topaz was also well-received, and there was no concert atmosphere as some residents feared," Mayor Gary Grasso said in his daily coronavirus bulletin Sunday.

The village, he said, has added ramps to tent entrances to promote greater safety as people walk in and out.

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Grasso said social distancing should still be practiced to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

"Hugs and handshakes are not appropriate at this time, no matter how long it's been since you have seen someone," he said.

Grasso also reminded residents that the stores at Village Center and County Line Square are fully open for business, saying it was time to release "pent-up spending" at a time when local retailers need residents' support.

In Burr Ridge, the number of coronavirus cases was reported at 86 on Sunday. That's up from 81 a week earlier.

As of Sunday, Burr Ridge had 8 coronavirus cases per thousand people. That compares to 3.1 in Western Springs, 4.9 in Elmhurst and Clarendon Hills, 5.2 in Darien, 5.8 in La Grange Park, 8.4 in DuPage County, 10.3 in Hinsdale, 11.4 in La Grange and 12.3 in suburban Cook County.

As of Sunday, Illinois' coronavirus case count increased to 120,260, up 9 percent from a week earlier. The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 5,390 state residents.

Nationally, 1.8 million people have caught the virus and 106,198 have died from it.