Thread: Chicago street vendors will complain to City Hall

Illegal street vendors will throw a hissy fit in City Hall. They don't like the law.


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 8, 2008

Augusto Aquino 773-851-7169
Lucia Morales 773-641-0628
Benjamin Velazquez 773-491-3090
Hugo Avelar 773-696-9205

FIGHTING FOR LICENSES AND RESPECT
Little Village street vendors to protest $800 ticket at City HallWednesday

This Wednesday at 12:30 street vendor are going to protest at City Hall, moreas 15 tickets has been giving to them at 26 street and 30 vendors from 47thstreet has been threaten to ticketing if they continues selling.

Little Village street vendors and Back of the Yards vendors arepushing for the authorities to the misery with high tickets over 500 dollarsfor want the chance to bring bread to the table.

They are going to tell their own histories alongwith other street vendors from the Little Village and Back of the Yards areaswho plan a Street Vendors Association' news conference to express theirconcerns about the attitude of the city of Chicago toward their work. Theirconference is set for 12:30 pm. Wednesday, July 9, in front of the City Hall of Chicago.

Executives of the Vendors Association are going to talk about the irregularconditions that the Street Vendors confront every day without a city ordinanceto protect their activities.

“Street Vendors only want to work and pay taxes like every body, get some foodto the table and pay the rent,â€

LOL, can it get more insane !

The food trucks downtown Los Angeles threw a fit too. Don't know how that turned out. It boils down to ...if they want to do it they think they should be able to. Heck with laws or anyone else.

They believethat the city needs to treat them with more respect and question

ROFLMBO!!!!!!!!!!!! Like they respect the US and our laws?!?! You gotta EARN respect, not demand it.


If you are an illegal alien, no license for you!

Oh, I surely hope that Chicago does not give in.

Is it going to take someone getting sick or dying from food poisoning??

Geeeez I thought this practice went out with in the early 20th century....except at fairs etc.

Isn't this kind of thing unsafe for American consumers?

Originally Posted by SOSADFORUS

Geeeez I thought this practice went out with in the early 20th century....except at fairs etc.

Isn't this kind of thing unsafe for American consumers?

American consumers? You bet.

Illegal alien consumers? Nah - they've got free healthcare and social services to take care of them when they can't work.

It's not unsafe if the carts are up to code. They have to have running water to wash their hands and maintain temperature controls, etc. NYC has plenty of carts on the street.

These idiots just don't want to pay the licensing fees, I suspect.

Anyone who has been to Chicago or New York and eaten a hot dog from a street vendor do so because of the permits and licensees they must have from the city to make sure they’re up to code and keeping food safe. Now these yahoos think they can simply come in and set up shop without going through the proper channels and not think they’re going to get punished for following the law….I feel no pity for them because they got tickets....

Illegal street vendors will throw a hissy fit in City Hall. They don't like the law.

Law's..... What law's... We don't need no stinking laws!