Chicago Massage Parlors: Chicago Aldermen Consider Massage Parlor Ordinance

Chicago Aldermen Consider Massage Parlor Ordinance
Updated: Monday, 12 Apr 2010, 4:34 PM CDTPublished : Monday, 12 Apr 2010, 4:31 PM CDT
Sun-Times Media Wire
Chicago – A crackdown on prostitutes masquerading as massage therapists was massaged Monday to avoid putting legitimate operators out of business.
After a barrage of complaints from hairdressers, nail salons and health clubs, the City Council’s Zoning Committee on Monday watered-down the ordinance championed by Ald. Ray Suarez (31st).
Suarez original version would have prohibited massage services from being offered on neighborhood business strips. They would have been limited to areas with commercial zoning designations, allowing car dealers, gas stations and other heavy business uses.
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Suarez proposed the change after going to court to revoke the license of an illegal sex parlor in the 2200 block of North Cicero that, he claimed, was pretending to be a massage parlor.

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