City officials closed two parties on the eve of the year and issued seven notices to companies for violating COVID-19 restrictions.
But overall, the Department of Commercial Affairs and Consumer Protection reported a high level of compliance and a “relatively quiet night” of oversight when Chicago played in 2021.
City officials said they responded to 21 calls for violations of COVID-19 regulations.
The toughest measures were taken against The Dugout, 950 W. Addison St., which was closed until further notice after police and firefighters discovered a “large, over-capacity meeting,” the department said.
The city also closed a party while it was being set up in an adapted machine shop at 748 W. 91st St. in the Brainerd neighborhood, officials said.
Four other notifications were delivered to hotels that allowed overcrowding in the rooms or the lobby, including the Congress Plaza Hotel in the Loop.
Police officers responded to the hotel at about 10:35 pm on block 500 on South Michigan Avenue and found at least one room that exceeded capacity, according to a police spokeswoman.
The hotel received a notice, along with three others: The Best Western, 1101 S. Michigan Ave .; the Godfrey Hotel, 127 W. Huron St .; and 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.
At least 370 companies have been cited by the city for violating coronavirus restrictions since the pandemic began in March. The last batch of cases comes about three months after the city’s ban on indoor meals and services in October.