ILLBA Roundup September 11, 2023

The ILLBA Roundup

Monday September 11, 2023

City of Chicago Updates

Webinars and Workshops

Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection’s

FREE business education webinars .Click here for the schedule

-----------------------------------------------

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.

-------------------------------------------------------------

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).

----------------------------------------------------------

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

-----------------------------------------------------------

Small Business Expo

Saturday, September 30, 2023

8:30 am to 1:30 pm

Malcolm X College - 1900 W. Jackson

Click here for details and free registration

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

Transportation Restrictions for Riot Fest Event Sept 15-17 - 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

O'Hare Airport - Parking In The Limousine Staging Area

We have been receiving feedback from members that some chauffeurs are not following the proper procedures for parking in the staging area.

Please remind chauffeurs that:

Vehicles must be backed into one parking space only
Headlights must be turned off

As a reminder, parking in the CVHA (Taxi) lot is prohibited, and subject to tickets and fines.

Aviation will be conducting inspections to ensure that all vehicles are parking properly.

News You Can Use

Application Deadline: Thursday, September 21, 2023 !

An Opportunity Unlike Any Other For Operators

For the first time, one of the NLA's most valuable programs is coming to the Fall Show!

The NLA Scholarship Program, organized and funded by the NLA, is designed to enable new operators to attend the CD/NLA Show at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, FL in from October 22-25, 2023. These scholarships provide an unsurpassed business development opportunity for operators who have recently launched their companies and have never attended a CD/NLA event before.

Click here to learn more about the scholarship!

Questions about the scholarship experience? Reach out to board members Paula DeBiasi and James Jordan, former scholarship winners!

The National Limousine Association Is Trying To Curb Emissions

Read the latest edition here

“Every sale has five basic obstacles: no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust.”

— Zig Ziglar