Park Ave. To Close To Accommodate Outdoor Dining

BARRINGTON, IL — The Barrington Village Board on Thursday night authorized closing Park Avenue to allow McGonigal's Pub and Big Iron Horse BBQ to offer additional outdoor seating. The state is entering Phase 3 of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's reopening plan on Friday and businesses and municipalities have been scrambling to accommodate customers, and hopefully ramp up sales, while still meeting guidelines set up by the state that promote social distancing.

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McGonigal's Pub told customers in a note posted on its website Thursday night that the decision by village officials will allow for "dozens of patrons," according to information posted on the McGonigal's website. There will be 24 tables available and Park Avenue will be closed off between Cook and Station streets, Barrington Assistant to the Village Manager Melanie Marcordes told the Daily Herald.

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The pub, at 105 S. Cook Street, will be open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day for "the foreseeable future."

No information was immediately available regarding whether the restaurant will be taking reservations or if customers should expect first-come, first-served basis. More details will be posted on McGonigal's website on Friday, according to McGonigal's.

Iron Horse BBQ has not posted any information regarding its reopening as of early Friday.

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