Welcome to the Reader‘s morning briefing for Friday, February 17, 2017.
Former Obama adviser turned Uber executive fined for illegally lobbying Rahm
Former Obama campaign manager turned Uber senior executive David Plouffe was fined $90,000 by the Chicago Board of Ethics for “illegally lobbying Mayor Rahm Emanuel” on Uber’s behalf, according to the Tribune. The ethics board unanimously voted that Plouffe “violated city ethics rules by failing to register as a lobbyist after contacting Emanuel to help the company on regulations for picking up travelers at Chicago’s two airports,” the newspaper reported. The board also fined Uber $2,000 for employing a lobbyist who broke the lobbying laws. The violation was discovered when Emanuel publicly released his e-mails, which included a November 2015 e-mail from Plouffe to the mayor about the airport pickups policy. Plouffe is no longer with Uber, according to CNBC. [Tribune] [CNBC]Lakeview will get the city’s first all-vegan bakery
Chicago’s first all-vegan bakery, Pie, Pie My Darling, is set to open in Lakeview by August, according to Eater Chicago. The bakery is slated to take over Kitchen 17’s current location at 613 W. Briar Place after the restaurant moves to a larger space nearby. [Eater Chicago]
