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Old 01-02-2019, 07:00 AM
 
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Does chicago have a rule against sttreet vendors?
I dont see newspaper stands, food trucks or stands, clothing stands in this city. Is there a law against?
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Old 01-02-2019, 07:46 AM
 
Location: Chicago, IL
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I'll start, though I am not very knowledgeable about this. I hope someone else will jump in with more information.

I believe that food trucks were only allowed pretty recently (within the last several years). The holidays probably have not been the best time to find them. Here's one link (there are others) to a list of "the best":
https://foursquare.com/top-places/ch...st-food-trucks

I know that I have seen a whole line of them around lunchtime downtown along Clark Street. There are probably other places where they congregate.

Maxwell Street Market is open on Sundays - but, again, has been closed for the holidays.
https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/dept...et_market.html

As far as more impromptu street vendors, I do know what you're talking about but I do not know why there aren't more of them.
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Old 01-02-2019, 07:48 AM
 
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There is definately food trucks. Strict food handling codes prevent most street-cart vending. But ice-creamer carts still go in neighborhoods.......

Here a Paletaria vendor - ice cream and pops in a Latino area ....

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.9076...7i16384!8i8192

Ethnic neighborhoods most likely to have such allowed. Core neighborhoods I doubt it .... I've seen food trucks in downtown Chicago. Carts on sidewalks never.

Downtown opens to sidewalk cafés it rather people utilize. Plenty of fast-food restaurants for street-food and iconic Chicago-style hot dog.

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.9076...7i16384!8i8192
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Old 01-02-2019, 11:33 AM
 
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I know that food trucks had to fight hard to get minor concessions. There used to be newspaper stands, I think the demand is gone so they are gone. Never heard of or seen a clothes vendor outside anywhere.
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Old 01-02-2019, 12:36 PM
 
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There used to be newspaper stands but most of them are gone now. You can see the vestiges of them downtown as some of the stands are still there, for example the stand on Madison and the River just south of the Lyric Opera. I have occasionally seen people selling clothes downtown but it's not very common. There are usually lots of street vendors outside of Cubs games.
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Old 01-02-2019, 12:56 PM
 
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There is a newspaper stand at Division and Ashland, and one in Edison Park. Not sure if there are any more. A dying breed unfortunately.
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Old 01-02-2019, 01:27 PM
 
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youre talking about a few different things here. food trucks are regulated and mostly operate in hipper areas. there are rules about where they can park and how close they can be to brick and mortar restaurants.

food stands/carts are common in poorer latino neighborhoods (walk down 26th street you will see them on every corner, or areas of pilsen), but are unlicensed and operate because frankly the cops have bigger problems and cracking down on an old Mexican lady selling tamales for a buck isnt exactly a great look. in other cases people sell stuff straight out of their own front yards. in more gentrified areas its harder to pull that sort of thing off because nearby residents are more likely to raise an issue about it and its not as much a part of the culture

due to Chicagos strict food handling codes, it never really developed as big of a street food scene as other cities. its also why most of our fast food eateries like hot dog joints mostly operated out of little shacks (but enough to have a full kitchen).

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