The ILLBA Roundup

Monday May 8, 2023

Upcoming Events

Coffee With the ILLBA

Tuesday May 16th

Via Zoom

10:00am-11:30am CT

Topic: Best Practices For Managing Hybrid Teams

Don't Miss a Great Educational Opportunity!

Save The Date!

Sponsored by ILLBA

August 1-2, 2023

Donald E. Stephens Convention Center

5555 N River Rd, Rosemont, IL 60018

Details coming soon

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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Livery Vehicle Inspection Schedule Is Now Online!

Visit The City’s Data Portal

Click for details

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BACP’s Public Vehicle & Chauffeur Licensing Facility

Offers New Customer Service Options Effective May 1, 2023

Click for details and important changes

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Keep Your City Licenses in Compliance!

It is illegal to operate without a current license.

Expired Public Vehicle and Public Chauffeur licenses are not permitted to operate for hire.

Public Vehicle and Public Chauffeur license holders who have not renewed for the current licensing term must;

1.) Surrender any expired public passenger vehicle license to BACP, OR

2.) Complete license renewal for current license term.

Important MPEA Tax Stamp Update

Effective Monday May 22nd -

Kiosks will be removed from O'Hare and Midway Airports
The old MPEA app will be deactivated and will no longer work

Need help? Representatives from City of Chicago Department of Finance will be at the ORD CVHA lot on May 9th and 10th to provide assistance

Read the announcement here

Vote Today!

Ballots were mailed last week. Per the ILLBA bylaws, one vote per member company is permitted, and membership dues must be current.

Voting closes Thursday May 11th, 5 PM

Candidates - Directors (4 open seats)

Paula DeBiasi, Chicago CoachWorks

Travis Latham, Fellowship Fleet

James Jordan, Lux Tux Transportation

Art Rento, Pontarelli Companies

Brian Sheely, Epic Limo Inc

Candidates - Vendor Members (1 open seat)

Bill Battisti, Nationwide Bus Sales

Jay Pearson - Century Business Solutions

City of Chicago Events and Traffic Restrictions

Wrigley Field Transportation Restrictions Map 2023 - click here

Soldier Field Transportation Restrictions Map 2023 - click here

Traffic Plan for NASCAR Chicago Street Race - July 1-2, 2023

Road Closures Begin June 25th - click here

IDOT Construction Projects

For a list of the construction projects around Illinois by district, click here

Kennedy Expressway Inbound Lane Improvements - Phase I Through Fall, 2023 click here for fact sheet

News You Can Use

Is Air Travel Stress Preventing Full Business Travel Recovery?

While U.S. travel spend is approaching pre-pandemic numbers, uncertainty lies ahead for the segment as the busy summer season approaches. A strained travel system is still grappling with staffing shortages, flight delays and cancellations, and crowding and congestion at the airports following winter meltdowns by major airlines like Southwest.

Read the article from Meetings Today

“Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.”

—Will Rogers, actor and humorist