Chicago food trucks will be allowed to remain in one spot for four hours under an ordinance Mayor Lori Lightfoot has proposed.
Lightfoot introduced an ordinance this week to increase the time food trucks can remain in one spot from two hours to four. The ordinance also creates a permanent license for mobile businesses like food trucks, the mayor’s office said.
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Food truck operators also would be able to sell from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., the mayor’s office said.
“The mobile merchant license will provide innovative opportunities for new and existing business owners, bring retail options to new communities and complement existing brick and mortar stores on retail corridors,” Lightfoot said in a statement. “Mobile merchants add vibrancy to commercial corridors and we are excited to welcome these entrepreneurs into Chicago permanently.”
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In a statement released by the mayor’s office, the Illinois Restaurant Association praised Lightfoot’s ordinance.
“By expanding operating hours for food trucks, Chicago is encouraging innovation while balancing the interests of both food trucks and restaurants,” Illinois Restaurant Association President and CEO Sam Toia said.
The proposed ordinance needs City Council approval before it would take effect.
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