"As Chicago restaurants, which have seen business drop during the transition from summer to fall, wait for Gov. J.B. Pritzker to drop this indoor mask mandate, a northwest suburb is making face coverings optional. Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson went on a media tour Thursday to say he won’t enforce the governor’s order. He says COVID-19 numbers from Amita Health St. Alexius Hospital in Elk Grove Village support his decision. The suburb is home to Mikerphone Brewing and Tensuke Market and Food Court, among other bars and restaurants." - Ashok Selvam