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Chicago Returns To Indoor Mask Mandate, As Independent Venues Weigh The Future

Rou Reynolds of Enter Shikari performs at Metro on Feb. 9, 2018, in Chicago, Illinois.  (Daniel Boczarski/Redferns)
Rou Reynolds of Enter Shikari performs at Metro on Feb. 9, 2018, in Chicago, Illinois. (Daniel Boczarski/Redferns)

Chicago returns to an indoor mask mandate on Friday. The requirement will change how independent venues approach their concerts, just a month after many venues finally re-opened.

In Chicago, many venues received their federal grant money after months of delay from the Small Business Administration.

Here & Now‘s Tonya Mosley speaks with Joe Shanahan of the Metro and Katie Tuten of the Hideout for an update on Chicago venues.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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