Tax on Uber, Lyft rides in downtown Chicago set to triple Jan. 1 By Vincent Caruso 12/09/2019 Chicagoans will pay higher taxes on rideshare trips in 2020 as part of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s first budget. TAGS: budget, Chicago, Chicago Department of Transportation, congestion tax, CTA: Chicago Transit Authority, fees, Illinois Constitution, Lyft, outmigration, population, taxis, transportation, Uber
Perfect storm: Metra threatens line closures as Chicago mulls ‘congestion tax’ for commuters By Hilary Gowins, Darlene Senger 09/23/2015 A federal mandate threatens to shut down Metra lines while Rahm’s ‘congestion tax’ would make it costlier for commuters to drive into the city. TAGS: Chicago, congestion tax, Metra, transportation