- Brian Jackson/Sun-Times
- Ninth Ward alderman Anthony Beale spoke against passing the ordinance.
The City Council voted 34-10 yesterday to approve legislation that regulates Chicago’s rideshare industry. (They also voted to make “upskirt” photographs illegal, but that’s a post for another time.)
Ninth Ward alderman Anthony Beale, who chairs the transportation committee, drew applause from taxi drivers in the gallery when he implored his colleagues to delay passage of the ordinance. He was one of several aldermen who predicted that cab drivers will be hurt if rideshare companies are able to continue to operate with relatively few rules.
If HB 4075 is signed into law, the new city ordinance has to be brought into compliance with its provisions. So it could be back to the drawing board sooner than later.
