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title: "Chicago Loosens Alcohol-Delivery Restrictions During COVID-19 Outbreak"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/36d38da7-c2a8-4423-8421-5ac87bcc4a9e
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/chicago-loosens-alcohol-delivery-restrictions-during-covid-19-outbreak-2712567
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2020-03-19T14:09:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:28:18.520Z
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# Chicago Loosens Alcohol-Delivery Restrictions During COVID-19 Outbreak

**TL;DR:** Chicago has loosened alcohol-delivery restrictions during the COVID-19 outbreak, allowing bars and restaurants to offer delivery and curb-side pickup. The Illinois state liquor commission filed an executive order allowing bars and restaurants with liquor licenses to offer delivery and curb-side pick-up of orders containing alcohol.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2020-03-19. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/chicago-loosens-alcohol-delivery-restrictions-during-covid-19-outbreak-2712567).*

## Story

**Like many cities across the U.S., over the weekend Chicago announced a two-week prohibition on dine-in foodservice in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 that, at time of publishing, has resulted in one death in the city.**

**On Monday, the Illinois state liquor commission filed** **an executive order allowing bars and restaurants with liquor licenses to offer delivery and curb-side pick-up of orders containing alcohol****.**

**Similar measures are no doubt being considered in other cities where previously dine-in-only restaurants are scrambling to put together take-out and delivery options while dining rooms are closed. Unfortunately, the nation’s alcohol-sales laws are notoriously convoluted, and there will likely be confusion among operators as restrictions are loosened.**

**To mitigate some of that confusion in Illinois, the state’s Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) has issued an** **FAQ regarding alcohol sales during the statewide closure of bars and restaurants****.**

**If the social-distancing measures that have shuttered bars and restaurants across the country continue for more than a few weeks, we are likely to see more state orders designed to make delivery easier and more profitable for foodservice operators.**

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Chicago (location)
- Illinois (location)
- covid-19 restrictions (topic)
- alcohol delivery (topic)
- Illinois state liquor commission (regulator)
- Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) (regulator)
- dine-in prohibition (topic)
- liquor laws (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/chicago-loosens-alcohol-delivery-restrictions-during-covid-19-outbreak-2712567). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/36d38da7-c2a8-4423-8421-5ac87bcc4a9e).