BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A restaurant has closed after more than 50 years at a popular Catholic destination in southwestern Illinois. Management cited the impact of the coronavirus.
The Shrine Restaurant & Banquet Center in Belleville was in the visitor center at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows. It’s a Catholic retreat affiliated with the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate.
St. Lorenzo’s Hospitality, a company that managed the restaurant, made the announcement on Facebook. The restaurant had reopened for indoor dining on June 26 when Gov. J.B. Pritzker lifted virus-related restrictions.