In this July 12, 2012 file photo, a young customer eats a cupcake bought from the Flirty Cupcakes food truck in Chicago. On Wednesday, July 25, 2012, the Chicago City Council is expected to take up an ordinance that would allow chefs to cook and prepare food onboard the trucks and creates parking zones around the city. Chicago, known for its high-end restaurants, has lagged behind other cities when it comes to joining the food truck craze. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong, File)
In this July 12, 2012 file photo, a customer purchases a drink from the Duck N Roll food truck in downtown Chicago. On Wednesday, July 25, 2012, the Chicago City Council is expected to take up an ordinance that would allow chefs to cook and prepare food onboard the trucks and creates parking zones around the city. Chicago, known for its high-end restaurants, has lagged behind other cities when it comes to joining the food truck craze. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong, File)
Chicago, known for its high-end restaurants, has lagged behind other cities when it comes to joining the food truck craze.
The trucks, with their niche menus, can operate in the city. But chefs can’t cook and prepare food onboard _ and they are governed by strict rules prohibiting them from parking within 200 feet of a restaurant.
The proposed ordinance would allow chefs to cook and prepare food onboard the trucks and creates parking zones around the city.
However, it doesn’t eliminate the 200-feet rule, increases the fine for setting up shop inside that zone, and would require trucks to carry GPS devices to track their movements.
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