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Geneva Restaurant Defies Indoor Dining Ban Amid Coronavirus Surge
FoxFire Restaurant made it clear it will not abide by new restrictions on indoor dining in the region.
GENEVA, IL — Despite a regional ban on indoor service due to a surge in coronavirus cases, at least one restaurant in Geneva is letting its customers they’re welcome to dine inside if they’d like.
Geneva’s FoxFire Restaurant posted on its Facebook page Thursday that it will continue allowing customers to dine indoors, adding it will continue to do so until the state gets a court order to force its closure.
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Under new restrictions that started Friday in Kane County, restaurants and bars cannot provide any indoor service and must close by 11 p.m.
The restaurant’s post says the decision is “about our livelihood and that of our staff,” and not based on politics.
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“Closing would not only devastate our family and business, but it would also have a worse effect on our staff and those who deem our little restaurant essential to their livelihood; our vendors, farmers, and the local community,” the restaurant’s post states.
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FoxFire said its employees will continue to follow all public health guidelines that were in place before the new restrictions were imposed Friday.
“Please note this by no means means we are throwing our masks into the Garbage, or changing how we do things!” the post reads.
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FoxFire, at 17 W. State St., drew widespread praise from the Geneva community two weeks ago for temporarily closing its doors after learning an employee may have come into contact with someone who tested positive for the coronavirus.
Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain told the Daily Herald his deputies will continue working with the county health department and local businesses to encourage compliance with the new restrictions.
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Any enforcement for “egregious violators” would come from the Kane County Health Department and state’s attorney’s office, Hain said in the report.
New restrictions are set to remain in place until the region's positivity rate drops below 6.5 percent for three days.
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