Chicago restaurant owners have mixed emotions about unmasking

By Claire Hyman
Restaurant patrons
Patrons enjoy lunch indoors Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, at Gibsons Italia restaurant in Chicago. Charles Rex Arbogast/Associated Press
Restaurant patrons
Patrons enjoy lunch indoors Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, at Gibsons Italia restaurant in Chicago. Charles Rex Arbogast/Associated Press

Chicago restaurant owners have mixed emotions about unmasking

By Claire Hyman
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Illinois plans to lift mask and vaccine card requirements by Feb. 28, and Chicago and Cook County will follow suit. Reset discusses how restaurant owners and workers feel about the change.

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