By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News
(CHICAGO) Chicago food truck vendors suffered a blow today in court. Our Nick Gale has more…
CupCakes for Courage owner Laura Pekarik failed to overturn what she had called burdensome and damaging rules governing food truck in Chicago. After a four year long court battle, a Cook County Circuit judge upheld two two main components of the food truck ordinance. Specifically the use of a city monitored GPS unit and a rule that says food truck must say at least 200 feet away from restaurants. Pekarik had claimed in her lawsuit that the rules were unconstitutional.
A number of food truck operators have long said that the rules have led to a loss of business. Some have gone out of business.
Pekarik’s attorneys say they will appeal the decision.
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