COVID-19: Chicago bans citywide liquor sales after 9:00 p.m.

Chicago will ban all liquor sales citywide after 9 p.m. each evening as part of the efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19, according to a statement released by Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot's press office.

The measure will take effect from Thursday evening and the statement noted that the new public health order will give the enforcement authority to "further curb non-compliance, with potential penalties for liquor sales after 9:00 p.m. including $500 fine, arrest and revocation of liquor and other licenses."

As of Thursday, the U.S. has reported a total of 432,132 cases of COVID-19 with 14,817 deaths, according to latest statistics released by Johns Hopkins University.