Chicago & Midwest + Downtown + Hospitality | December 5, 2022

UberEats Settles with City of Chicago Over Restaurant Listings

The Lightfoot administration said Monday that Uber has agreed to a $10-million settlement stemming from the city’s investigation into UberEats’ and Postmates’ practices of listing Chicago restaurants on their platforms without the restaurants’ consent, being in violation of the city’s emergency fee cap ordinanceand other advertising-related conduct. The city acknowledged Uber’s cooperation in bringing this investigation to closure.

“Chicago’s restaurant owners and workers work diligently to build their reputations and serve our residents and visitors,” said Mayor Lori Lightfoot. “That’s why our hospitality industry is so critical to our economy, and it only works when there is transparency and fair pricing. There is no room for deceptive and unfair practices.”

Added Sam Toia, president and CEO of the Illinois Restaurant Association, “We welcome any relief provided to the independent restaurants that struggled throughout the pandemic and continue to shoulder the rising costs of doing business.”

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 13-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 15-20 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).