The following COVID-19 informational resources may be of interest to area businesses. This page will be updated regularly. To sign-up for notification emails when this page is updated or for other Village emergency and informational notices register on the NotifyMe module. The Village COVID-19 general announcement page can be found here.
- Reopening Guidance:
- Industry Specific Guidelines & Toolkits for Phase 3: The State of IL issued industry specific reopening Guidelines and Toolkits on 05-24-20, pertaining to Manufacturing, Health & Fitness, Offices, Personal Care Services, Retail, Outdoor Recreation, Service Counters, Day Camps, Youth Sports, and Restaurants & Bars. Governor Pritzker’s Phase 3 Announcement 05-20-20 Press Release. 05-26-20 edit
- Temporary Outdoor Dining Application: Complete this application to request permission to offer temporary dining locations on public or private property at a restaurant, as needed due to COVID limitations on indoor dining service.
- CDC Opening Guide: On May 14, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued general guidance for workplaces, schools, youth programs and camps, childcare centers, mass transit systems, and restaurants and bars looking to reopen during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The guidance is in the form of six one-page “decision trees” with flow charts indicating what steps facilities are recommended to have in place before reopening. 5-18-20 edit
- Other Reopening Guidance:
- Financial Assistance:
- Illinois State Treasurer’s Small Business Relief Program: The program is an impact investment loan program to assist Illinois small business and non-profits negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.5-7-20 edit
- Black Chamber of Commerce of Lake County: a grant program has been announced, details are forthcoming. edit 5-18-20
- Employee Retention Credit: Treasury Encourages Businesses Impacted by COVID-19 to Use Employee Retention Credit. 5-7-20 edit
- CARES Act Resources for Business: Refer to the Guide to available programs and application process. Note application for the Emergency Disaster Loan (EIDL) is applied for online through the SBA while other programs such as the Payroll Protection (PPP) are through financial institutions. Funds have now been re-appropriated with changes to eligibility as of 4-24-20, applications are open with sporadic system closures for processing. 4-29-20 edit
- PPP: Program details here. To apply for the PPP, it is suggested you first contact your local banker. A list of lenders can be found on the SBA search module (note many listed will only take application from existing customers). Additional lenders accepting application from new or non-bank customers include firms such as Inland Bank, Great Lakes Credit Union (application to open noon 5-8-20), PayPal (application temporarily closed 5-8-20), Square, Betterfin, Kabbage, and Intuit-QuickBooks, as well as those listed in this article. Technical answers to FAQs from the Department of Treasury are available.
- Forgiveness: The SBA has released the PPP Loan Forgiveness Application-- this document includes a worksheet to calculate your PPP Loan usage, and information on on how to calculate your FTE total. 5-18-20 edit
- EIDL: The online application is closed. Program application and details here. Note, if the maximum $10,000 loan advance was available when you first applied, you should not have to reapply. If it was not available when you first applied, you will need to apply again to receive the advance. 5-4-20 edit
- Subsidy for Current Loan Payments and Express Bridge Loans: The SBA will cover up to 6 months of principal and interest payments that are owed on most existing SBA loans. 5-7-20 edit
- IL Department of Commerce (IL DCEO): guide of emergency funding sources from various agencies 5-7-20 edit
- ILDCEO Small Business Loan; announced 3/25/20; loan continues but application temporarily halted for processing of existing submittals; hospitality grant application closed. 5-7-20 update
- Alternate Funding: explore alternative funding opportunities such as SBA Express Bridge Loans, Salesforce Care for Small Business Grant, Sam Adams Restaurant Strong Fund, and the Restaurant Employee Relief Fund. 4-24-22 edit
- Various Resources & Guidance:
- Restaurants & Liquor Service:
- Libertyville Restaurants Open for Service
- Libertyville restaurants wishing to sell at the Libertyville Sunset Foods location should email their coordinator, Imani Harris.
- Free legal guidance from the IL Restaurant Assoc, see provider list. 4-17-20 edit
- FDA has issued a Best Practices Guide for all food related establishments 5-18-20 edit
- Lake County Health Department has enacted bi-weekly phone briefings for the business community, to be held each Tuesday and Thursday from 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. to provide the latest updates and answer questions. Recordings of previous briefings are now saved online here. 4-14-20 edit
- Liquor Sales: Various guidance has been issued by the IL Liquor Commission, including the FAQs document dated 5-11-20, Compliance Directive - 3/16/20, 3-19-20 Sales Guidance, 3-19-20 License Renewal Extension, and IL Executive Order No. 5, issued 3/16/20 (includes restaurant clarification). 5-15-20 edit
- Restaurant Strong Fund through the Gregg Hill Foundation offering grants to employees, application available. 4-16-20 edit
- National Restaurant Association has a relief fund offering grants to employees on a first-come, first-serve basis. Applications not currently being accepted. 4-16-20 edit
- Places for Eating Tax: this tax has been repealed, see letter from Village Finance Director.
- Health & Safety:
- Lake County Health Department
- IL Dept of Public Health (IDPH) has various resources on their website and they has issued guidelines specific to certain business types, including Large Corporations, Daycare Providers, Oral Health, Hotels, Funeral Homes, etc.
- Mental Health & Other Assistance: If you, or someone you care about, are feeling overwhelmed with emotions like sadness, depression, or anxiety, or feel like you want to harm yourself or others call: 911; or Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) Disaster Distress Helpline: 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746. (TTY 1-800-846-8517). If you or your staff need assistance finding food, shelter, rent or utility assistance, or other essential services, CALL 211 or TEXT your zip code to 898211 to speak with someone who can help 24/7. For more information, visit https://211lakecounty.org/. 4-14-20 edit
- OSHA: Protecting Workers During a Pandemic
- CDC: Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers
- CDC: Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection Recommendations
- WHO: Phishing Emails & Scam Alert