Chicago’s latest guidelines are on par with those mandated for the state by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, though not identical. The state’s Stage 4 guidelines don’t specify a percentage for seated capacity. They call for tables spaced six feet apart and standing capacity of 25%, while Chicago does not allow standing areas at bars and restaurants.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.