The finish of the street it appears is close to for Chicago’s much-maligned horse-drawn carriage business. Starting Jan. 1, carriage rides well-liked by vacationers, newlyweds and prom-goers, however criticized through animal rights activists as merciless to horses and perilous to motorists will probably be banned — if a long-stalled ordinance that in any case cleared the City Council’s Committee on License and Consumer Protection Committee on Wednesday wins complete Council approval. Downtown Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd) stated he “spent the better part of a decade trying to regulate” the business and persuade carriage operators to “treat their animals in a humane way.” It didn’t paintings. In every of the ultimate 10 years, the town has issued “hundreds of violations.” “There