Chicago expands rideshare tax area by several miles
The city of Chicago is expanding the existing $1.50 rideshare tax from a focused area around downtown to include much wider swaths of the North, West and South Sides.
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The city of Chicago is expanding the existing $1.50 rideshare tax from a focused area around downtown to include much wider swaths of the North, West and South Sides.
The city of Chicago is expanding the existing $1.50 rideshare tax from a focused area around downtown to include much wider swaths of the North, West and South Sides.
Uber has launched a new feature in their app to allow female rides to choose female drivers, and vice versa, all in the name of safety.
Uber has launched a new feature in their app to allow female rides to choose female drivers, and vice versa, all in the name of safety.
The Justice Department filed a $125 million lawsuit against Uber, alleging the company discriminates against disabled passengers.
It's happened to many of us; you call an Uber only for it to pull over down the block or across a busy street. One woman said, when it happens to her, the Uber drivers will just cancel. She has a disability and cannot track the cars down.
The rideshare drivers are demanding an investigation into Uber's unauthorized $1.50 "congestion fee."
A Chicago couple has gotten a refund for the value of packages they say an Uber courier driver stole.
The De Haans said it was hard to connect to Uber, and they haven't gotten any resolution.
The De Haans said Uber has failed to take action even though he has given the rideshare company proof in the form of screenshots with a timeline and receipts, and even video of the driver loading the packages into his car. Sara Machi reports.
The customer said Uber has failed to take action even though he has given the rideshare company proof. Sara Machi reports.
Rideshare companies can charge a $1.50 surcharge for all rides to and from downtown from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., but customers have noticed that fee outside those hours.
A spokesperson for the rideshare company said that since Jan. 6, customers have been mistakenly charged a congestion fee after 10 p.m. due to an internal error.
A Chicago-area college student has been released from a Danish prison after being arrested in Copenhagen while on spring break.
Owen Ray and his friend were in Copenhagen for spring break when they ordered an Uber. An Uber spokesman said they assaulted the driver, but the Ray family said the driver was the aggressor.
Owen Ray and his friend asked to get out of an Uber in Copenhagen after realizing they put in the wrong address. The driver later accused them of not paying, but receipts show they did.
Two Chicago area college students are being held in a Copenhagen prison after a ride with an Uber driver went wrong. Their parents are there now doing what they can, but they keep running into legal roadblocks.
A grandmother from the north suburbs is recovering from a brutal attack while she was on the job for Uber.
A grandmother from Chicago's northern suburbs is recovering from a brutal attack while she was on the job for Uber. Melissa, who asked to be identified only by her first name, said her passengers, four young men, violently attacked her before stealing her car. She said attack could have been avoided with a simple setting change in the Uber app.
Kiani Macklin spent her last $200 on Christmas gifts for her son and daughter, when she bought a package of presents on Facebook Marketplace.
A west suburban couple was frantic this week as they desperately searched for their 7-year-old daughter, who was put in a stranger's car after school.
The girl was placed in a stranger's Uber following an afterschool program, and this was not her first safety scare. Sara Machi reports.
In at least two instances, the robbers threatened the drivers with guns.
Robbers targeting Lyft and Uber drivers are on the loose in Chicago. Police say they rely on their drivers' kindness.
The Uber Eats driver now can't work the job that was the only source of income for his family with a newborn baby.
Bears fans are still coming off the team's comeback win against the Packers, but die-hard fans are taking their love for the team to the next level.
Matt Taylor said he had just pulled into the shopping center and said, while finishing up a cigarette, three guys in a black SUV approached.
Parents of Eisenhower Elementary School students voiced their concerns to the District 86 school board after learning the school janitor was charged with three counts of child pornography.
Kylan Boswell had 13 points and six assists for Illinois, which used its superior size to outscore Northwestern 34-18 in the paint.
The Chicago Bulls overcame Brice Sensabaugh's career-high 43 points to beat the Utah Jazz 128-126 on Wednesday night.
A panel for the U.S. Central District Court of California ruled Democrats can proceed in using their redrawn congressional maps for the 2026 midterm elections.
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) and Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago President Kari Steele met Wednesday to talk about securing federal funding owed to the district for the Thornton Composite Reservoir.
U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Illinois) on Wednesday formally introduced three articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson held a roundtable discussion Wednesday morning with leaders within the Chicago Police Department and violence prevention partners.
The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of Illinois Rep. Michael Bost, a Republican.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
As this holiday season nears its end, Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias issued a warning Tuesday about text scams.
A new report shines a light on electricity shortages that Illinois could face in less than 10 years.
Roughly 1.4 million fewer Americans have signed up for an Affordable Care Act plan as expiring tax breaks drive up premiums.
January is Radon Action Month, and the Cook County Department of Public Health is urging residents to test their homes for radon.
Severe flu season is sending many people to hospital emergency rooms across the country, including in the Chicago area.
Unionized health care workers this week took aim at Northwestern Medicine, saying the health care system needs to hire more people before expanding the emergency room at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that its recommendations for childhood vaccines will not be affected by a change in federal guidelines.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
Does the Chicago Bears' dramatic improvement this season, culminating in their first playoff run in five years, change the discussion about where they will build a new stadium?
The Piggery, a popular barbecue restaurant and bar in the northwest corner of Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, announced Thursday that it is going out of business.
The Lincolnwood Town Center mall in the north Chicago suburb of Lincolnwood has been sold to a developer, the village announced Wednesday.
They do say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but a longtime Chicago fried chicken institution said imitation went too far after a new business opened with a very similar name.
Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created the "Dilbert" comic strip, has died at the age of 68, his first ex-wife revealed on Tuesday.
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Bob Weir wrote or co-wrote and sang lead vocals on Grateful Dead classics including "Sugar Magnolia," "One More Saturday Night" and "Mexicali Blues."
Chicago Theatre Week brings value-priced tickets for shows from Feb. 5 until Feb. 15 at Chicago's stage venues. Tickets can sell for $30, $15, or even less.
Isiah Whitlock Jr. is perhaps best known for his role as state Sen. R. Clayton "Clay" Davis on HBO's "The Wire."
One of the fans was recognized by Bears QB Caleb Williams on Instagram and received $5 from a bet he made with his girlfriend.
Taylor said he knows it wasn't the wisest to fight back, but said his SUV is essential to his job and family.
Prosecutors said the suspect deliberately set the fire back in November.
Parents said school officials knew this custodian was under a criminal investigation back in October, but were not told by the district until just last week.
According to a spokesperson from the Department of Homeland Security, an ICE officer was attacked by three men with a snow shovel and broom handle during an arrest.
U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Illinois) on Wednesday formally introduced three articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Matt Taylor said he had just pulled into the shopping center and said, while finishing up a cigarette, three guys in a black SUV approached.
Bears fans are still coming off the team's comeback win against the Packers, but die-hard fans are taking their love for the team to the next level.
Parents of Eisenhower Elementary School students voiced their concerns to the District 86 school board after learning the school janitor was charged with three counts of child pornography.
Northwest Indiana could see over six inches of lake-effect snow by Thursday morning, while a snow squall snarled Chicago's Wednesday morning commute.
Lead-based paint was banned for serious health reasons in 1978, but most homes built before then remain covered in it.
Fire department officials in Chicago's western suburbs said drone technology has been helping keep firefighters safe and make a major impact on public safety.
With the stores becoming a common target for thieves, some of the stores in the Chicago area are taking new steps to fight back.
As thousands of people are expected downtown for New Year's Eve celebrations, Mayor Johnson, the Chicago police, and the Office of Emergency Management and Communications are trying to get out ahead of any safety concerns.
Cameras not working, video evidence missed by police and a psychic that leads a hit and run victim's son to a clue that changes the case
Kylan Boswell had 13 points and six assists for Illinois, which used its superior size to outscore Northwestern 34-18 in the paint.
The Chicago Bulls overcame Brice Sensabaugh's career-high 43 points to beat the Utah Jazz 128-126 on Wednesday night.
With a tough divisional matchup with the Rams coming up on Sunday, they are ready to mute all the cheesehead chatter.
Steve Buzil with SitClose Tickets was outside Soldier Field doing another media interview about ticket sales on Sunday when he came across Ruth and Mikey.
Ramova Theater in Bridgeport is setting up for a Bears vs. Rams watch party for thousands of fans Sunday.
Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that they have charged a registered nurse to giving counterfeit Ozempic to patients in Chicago.
Two teens stood charged Wednesday with carjacking a man at gunpoint in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood this week, and one of them was also charged in two different robberies at CTA Red Line stops last year.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson held a roundtable discussion Wednesday morning with leaders within the Chicago Police Department and violence prevention partners.
A man was left in critical condition Tuesday morning after he was shot while driving in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood and went on to crash his car.
Adam Beckerink, the man charged with murder in the death of his estranged wife, Caitlin Tracey, must return to court later this week for a detention hearing after being extradited to Chicago.
