The ILLBA Roundup

Monday September 25, 2023

City of Chicago Updates

Webinars and Workshops

Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection’s

FREE business education webinars .Click here for the schedule

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Compliments? Complaints, Incidents?

Report it!

Non Emergency - call 311

Emergency numbers

O'Hare 773-894-9111

Midway 773-838-9111

Incident Report - issues, complaints and compliments

Click here for incident report

If you witness an incident, do not confront the individual(s) for safety reasons. The CDA encourages you to use one of the above ways to inform authorities.

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Public chauffeurs (taxi, transportation network provider/ride-hail, livery, charter/sightseeing, etc. drivers) must accept passengers with service animals/dogs, per the Municipal Code of Chicago sections 9-104-130 and 9-115-180(m).

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TOOL KITS FOR

PUBLIC PASSENGER VEHICLE LICENSEES

The Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) created TOOL KITS to provide information and resources to support TAXI and PUBLIC PASSENGER VEHICLE license holders.

Click here for details

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Stay Connected - Join ILLBA's Facebook Closed Page

Members and suppliers/vendors: join our community! The ILLBA closed Facebook is a community exclusively for our members, where you can:

Stay up to date on the latest industry happenings
Learn about upcoming events and workshops
Ask questions, get answers from fellow members in a professional, private setting

Interested? Contact Paula today! Or, send Paula J DeBiasi a friend request on Facebook

We look forward to seeing you!

City of Chicago Events and Traffic Restrictions

Wrigley Field Transportation Restrictions Map 2023 - click here

Soldier Field Transportation Restrictions Map 2023 - click here

Transportation Restrictions for Bally's Temporary Casino Effective Sept. 9 - click here

McCormick Place Events Calendar

Stay up to date on traffic and road closures by downloading and using the Chicago OEMC App: Chicago.gov/OEMC

News You Can Use

NEW! Key Insights from Q3 2023 Small Business Index

The latest Q3 2023 MetLife and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index has painted an optimistic picture for small business owners in the United States. Confidence among small business owners is rising as they witness signs of an improving economy, with the Index hitting its highest score since the start of the pandemic.

Top 30 Convention Centers Ranked: Vegas Takes Top Spot

(Who Was #2?)

A ranking of the top 30 convention centers across the U.S. was recently released by the Wall Street Journal placing three Las Vegas facilities in the top 10 with high scores based on overall space, amenities and convenience.

Click here to read more of the Skift article

UAW Strike Spreads to GM, Stellantis Parts Sites In Bolingbrook, Naperville

The two auto parts distribution sites in the Chicago suburbs went on strike after the president of the UAW expanded its action against major automakers by walking out of 38 General Motors and Stellantis parts centers in 20 states, including Illinois. Stellantis is the successor to Fiat Chrysler.

The Uber For Tasks Might Just Be Uber

Uber might be expanding beyond ridesharing and food deliveries. A snippet of code seen by Bloomberg includes a new “Chore” option, which appears to let users hire people through the app for various jobs.

Read The Verge article here

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