The ILLBA Roundup

Monday February 10, 2025

Upcoming Events

Coffee With The ILLBA (virtual)

Tuesday February 18, 10am CT

Topic: Using AI to boost your recruiting strategy

Looking to hire staff in 2025? Learn ways to optimize and simplify the hiring tasks by incorporating AI into your strategy.

Our discussion will be led by ILLBA vendor member Jodie Lethgo of Career Driver.

At the conclusion of the session, we will provide industry updates and a brief roundtable discussion. Ask the board anything!

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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CITY OF CHICAGO OFFICE CLOSINGS

Wednesday February 12, 2025

(in observance of Lincoln's Birthday)

Monday February 17, 2025

(in observance of Washington's Birthday)

Monday, March 12, 2025

(in observance of Pulaski Day

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Speed Limit Alert - O'Hare Airport

Please share with chauffeurs and staff

City of Chicago Events and Traffic Restrictions

Wrigley Field Transportation Restrictions Maps 2024 - click here

Soldier Field Transportation Bears Game Restrictions Map 2025 - click here

Transportation Restrictions for Bally's Temporary Casino 2024 - click here

Uptown Entertainment District Transportation Restrictions Eff 12/22/23 - click here

Update Continued Closure Of Canal St. At Union Station Phase II Updates - 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

Reminder

City Livery Vehicles 5 Years Old Or Older?

Check Online For Your Inspection Date

The Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) publishes the Public Passenger Vehicle Inspection Schedule on the City of Chicago’s Data Portal.

BACP Public Vehicle Inspection Facility (2420 W. Pershing Road, Chicago, Illinois) scheduled inspections of taxi, livery, and ambulance vehicles are in an interactive format which allows searches by license/vehicle number, by company, or by affiliation.
The public on-line format inspection schedule is updated daily and displays current inspection dates and times.

Public Vehicle licensees are required to bring their licensed vehicles to scheduled vehicle inspections. Consequences for failing to bring vehicle for a BACP scheduled inspection include violation status, fines, and license suspension.

Public Vehicle license must be current and in good standing in order for the BACP inspection facility to inspect associated vehicle.

News You Can Use

Click here for the February 6, 2025 issue

Uber adds new feature to support riders with service animals

Source: WGN Feb 3, 2025

CHICAGO — Uber on Monday launched a new feature that aims to reduce the issues some riders have faced when accompanied by their service animals.

The new feature, said to have been developed over the last two years in consultation with advocacy organizations and service animal handlers, gives riders the opportunity to self-identify within the app and notify drivers that they’ll be traveling with their service animal.

The new feature comes after regular complaints from members of the blind community of being turned away from rides by drivers.

“You can close more business in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get people interested in you.”

– Dale Carnegie