One Man's Opinion

I’ve searched every available outlet. I am without success anywhere to find a sensible reason to close our restaurants and bars. They have a ridiculously low infection rate for COVID. It’s 1.4 percent. For home gatherings it’s over 70 percent.

Governor Pritzker assures us the science is being followed. Governor Cuomo of New York just ordered all New York dining facilities closed to indoor dining. They are facing a huge snowstorm forcing them to remove all of their outdoor canopies.

As a small business owner that is essential, we have been able to “weather the storm”. A mandatory shutdown would...