Daywatch: COVID rules rolled back in suburban Cook County, Amy Coney Barrett confirmed to Supreme Court and why a new Netflix movie is set in Chicago

Good morning, Chicago. Illinois health officials on Monday announced 4,729 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the seven-day average for new daily cases to 4,546. It’s the first time since the pandemic began the seven-day average has exceeded 4,500.

Meanwhile, in the latest blow to the city’s reeling hotel market, plans for the opening of a Navy Pier hotel have been postponed until March. The Tribune’s Blair Kamin has the story.

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‘Blindsided and heartbroken.’ Mood of restaurant, bar owners dismal as COVID rules are rolled back in suburban Cook

Suburban Cook County will soon join other communities living under stricter measures intended to slow the latest COVID-19 surge, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Monday, much to the dismay of bar and restaurant owners who have already endured a dismal year.

“All the progress we’ve made over the last two months is out the door now, and we have to start back from zero,” said Arnie Krause, owner of The Claim Company restaurant in Northbrook.

Suburban Cook County placed under tougher coronavirus restrictions starting Wednesday that will prohibit indoor dining and bar service

Deeply divided Senate confirms Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court, securing likely conservative majority for years to come

Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court late Monday by a deeply divided Senate, with Republicans overpowering Democrats to install President Donald Trump’s nominee days before the election and secure a likely conservative court majority for years to come.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot defends plan to start issuing speed camera tickets for cars going 6 mph over the limit as ‘safety’ issue. City data shows a more complicated picture.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot defended her plan to begin issuing speed camera tickets for cars going 6 mph over the limit, declaring on Monday “it’s clearly a public safety issue” while pushing back against criticism that the proposal is a cash grab that will hurt lower-income Chicago motorists.

Lightfoot administration defends proposed Chicago property tax hike plan for 2021

Farm-fresh produce delivered to your door? Because of COVID-19, a growing number of services are offering just that.

The pandemic-driven decline in dining out has had a silver lining for home cooks: The high-quality produce and meats typically destined for restaurants are increasingly finding their way to people’s kitchen tables. Now one of Chicago’s top restaurant produce distributors is using its muscle to deliver fresh foods to consumers' doorsteps, bringing a heavyweight to a growing movement to bypass grocery stores and give shoppers direct access to high-quality farm products.

Why is the new Netflix movie ‘Holidate’ set in Chicago? We love the holidays, screenwriter says

We’re still dealing with the fallout of Emily Cooper’s transformation from cringey Winnetka fashionista to cringey Parisian know-it-all on “Emily in Paris,” and Netflix is already dropping a new romantic comedy that’s set in Chicago.

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