In 2012, when the Chicago City Council reaffirmed the 200-foot rule and added the GPS requirement to the ordinance, food truck owners pleaded with the city to strike a better compromise. They warned these regulations were highly restrictive, and could put many of them out of business. Case in point: In the two years since this lawsuit was filed, two other plaintiffs in the case have been forced to shut down their food truck operations and move out of the state.