Aurora OKs $2.5M Coronavirus Relief Package For Restaurants, Bars

AURORA, IL — Dozens of Aurora businesses are set to receive a helping hand from the city after aldermen approved a multimillion-dollar coronavirus relief package.

The Aurora City Council passed several initiatives worth nearly $2.5 million, with about $1.2 million to be sent to businesses in the form of grants. The city is set to provide about $1 million in relief to businesses by not collecting food and beverage taxes for three months.

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An additional $250,000 in relief would be given through a yearlong pause on license fees for businesses with onsite-consumption liquor licenses.

About $1 million for the proposed grant program — known as the Coronavirus Emergency Relief Fund — will come from a budget surplus, with an additional $200,000 to be added to the fund through savings from eliminated City Hall jobs, the Aurora Beacon-News reported.

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Aurora businesses will be able to apply for grants between $2,000 and $15,000 from the city's emergency relief fund.

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