It's kind of crazy. We've had a mass exit from my company in the last few months. What at first looked like it was mainly a hospitality industry issue (and a little bit retail) now has to be viewed in terms of the broader job marketplace. Surprisingly, the restaurants we've been to in the last month or so seem to have been well staffed, but now we're starting to see it hit other local businesses.

On a side note, the famous Bob Chinn's recently announced it was shutting down for about a month. They said it was due to the new Cook County requirement to prove vaccination for restaurant entry. I believe that was the final straw, but it seemed like they had been struggling with both staffing and supply chain for a while now. Hopefully they get things figured out and reopen -- and restore the quality they were once known for. But it wouldn't surprise me if they don't. These other issues layered on top of staffing issues may be the end of a lot of restaurants.