Uber cites internal error for overcharging riders with congestion fees
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.
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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.
The 485 shipments, 145 of which contained 516 counterfeit watches and 340 other shipments containing counterfeit driver's licenses, came from Hong Kong and China.
State police said the crash happened just after 9:30 p.m. Tuesday on northbound I-94 at 67th Street near Marquette Road.
The teen was arrested just 15 minutes after the incident, according to police
Three occurred in the 300 block of South Whipple Avenue on Friday and Sunday, and another in the 3000 block of West Jackson Boulevard on Saturday.
Salil Chander, 35, appeared in court where he entered a guilty plea, but mentally ill, to one count of aggravated DUI resulting in the death of another person.
Ja'Niyah McMichael, now 14, was reported missing by her mother on Aug. 12 from their home in the 1900 block of Malcolm X Boulevard.
The first incident happened on Dec. 26, 2024, just before 3 a.m., in the 6200 block of North Bell Avenue.
The ages of the victims range from 16 to 50.
Carlos D. Marchan, 25, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.
The victim was getting out of his car when a red SUV approached him, and someone from inside fired shots in his direction.
Police said an argument between the two turned into a fight, resulting in each man pulling out a cutting instrument and attacking the other.
Officers responded to the 1600 block of 75th Street for a report of an armed robbery around 8 p.m.
The shooting happened in the 6900 block of West Foster Avenue just before 5 a.m.
Willi Holmes, 54, was charged with one felony count of first-degree murder.