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Board upholds DPW mobile‑food permit for Taste of Chicago near Foodsco after dispute
Summary
The Board of Appeals upheld a Department of Public Works permit allowing a Taste of Chicago mobile food truck at 345 Williams Ave., rejecting Foodsco's challenge about pedestrian obstruction and 'like foods' competition but asking DPW to work with the permit holder on alternative locations for additional days.
Foodsco, which operates a long‑running grocery at 345 Williams Ave., appealed a DPW permit for a Taste of Chicago food truck to operate at a parking‑lot entrance the grocery said is a safety and competition risk. Foodsco lawyers and managers said a truck parked at the requested slot would obstruct the store entrance, create queuing on the sidewalk and sell like foods within the 300‑foot radius that DPW uses to limit competition; they…
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