City officials closed two parties next night and issued seven warnings to companies for violating COVID-19 restrictions.
But overall, the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection reported a high level of compliance and a “relatively quiet night” of enforcement while Chicago rang in 2021.
City officials said they answered 21 calls for violations of COVID-19 regulations.
The harshest measures were taken against The Dugout, 950 W. Addison St., which was closed until further notice after police and firefighters discovered a “large concentration of large capacity,” the department said. .
The city also closed a party when it was being set up in a reused car repair shop at 748 W. 91st St., in the Brainerd neighborhood, officials said.
Four other notices were issued to hotels that allowed overcrowding in the rooms or lobby, including the Congress Plaza hotel in the loop.
Officers responded to the hotel around 10:35 p.m. on Island 500 on South Michigan Avenue and found at least one room that exceeded capacity, according to a police spokeswoman.
The hotel received a warning, along with three others: The Best Western, 1101 S. Michigan Ave .; Godfrey Hotel, 127 W. Huron St.; the EuroStars Hotel, at 660 N. State St.
Before New Year’s Eve, the city partnered with the Illinois Hotel and Lodging Association to distribute regulatory notices to hotels to ensure compliance with COVID-19 regulations, the department said.
The city has cited at least 370 companies for violating coronavirus restrictions since the pandemic began in March. The latest batch of cases comes about three months after the city banned indoor food and service in October.