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WTVO: Illinois’ Eviction Moratorium is hurting Rockford landlords
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker said he will not extend the Eviction Moratorium, which began in March 2020, past Monday.
Now, over a year later, a Rockford area property owner said that the financial and emotional stress is causing him and other property owners to start selling, and that the risk of another shutdown is too big.
Chicago Tribune: Chicago restaurants have navigated 18 months of pandemic disruption, but some say they may not make it through winter without federal relief
After 18 months of disruption, pop-up outdoor dining and improvised takeout, Diana Davila, the chef and owner of Mi Tocaya Antojeria, has had her fill of the pandemic pivot.
One of more than 11,000 Illinois restaurant owners who applied for but didn’t receive a grant from the $29 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund in May, Davila said she doesn’t know if her Mexican restaurant in Logan Square can make it through another pandemic winter.