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Food‑truck operators urge rollback of private‑property restriction; alderman moves to revisit ordinance
Summary
Food‑truck owners told council an amendment restricting vendors from selling to customers on private property harms business and employees; Alderman Turner moved to repeal the private‑property restriction and asked staff to study additional vendor parking locations outside downtown.
Owners of Waukegan food trucks told the city council on April 6 that an amendment to the city's food‑vendor ordinance — which now restricts food trucks from selling directly to customers on private property — has harmed their ability to serve employees and customers at private employment sites.
Graciella Booker, co‑owner of a food truck, told the council her business regularly serves employees on short lunch…
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