Atlantic Cities  It Took Months to Reach a Deal on Chicago Food
Trucks  It Took Months to Reach a Deal on Chicago Food Trucks
Chicago food truck owners have faced a lot of obstacles over the
past few years, including angry restaurant owners, cops handing
out tickets and city regulations that limited them to food that
was prepared ahead of time.  Now, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and
two alderman are teaming up to clear some of those hurdles.  On
Wednesday, the trio plans to introduce a new ordinance that will
let owners cook on their trucks. If the ordinance clears
committee hearings, the full city council will vote on it in
July.  The deal took months to prepare, requiring negotiations
between restaurant and truck owners and politicians. Chicago,
which has fewer than 50 food trucks, is miles behind San
Francisco and Los Angeles, where hundreds of trucks are on the
streets.  Under the new proposal, truck owners would be able to
cook food to order, park at designated food truck stands across
the city, operate a