Chicagoans will pay higher taxes on rideshare trips in 2020 as part of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s first budget.
Chicago’s 2020 budget proposal was never truly balanced
Faced with the impossible task of balancing Chicago’s budget without pension reform, Mayor Lori Lightfoot is forced to partially rely on phantom cuts and revenues.
Lightfoot proposes $40M tax hike on solo Uber, Lyft rides in downtown Chicago
The mayor proposed tripling ride-sharing taxes and fees on solo passengers downtown, on top of other increases, as the city confronts a nearly $1 billion budget deficit and a costly contract dispute with the nation’s third-largest teachers’ union.
Pritzker capital plan would double Illinois gas tax, hike vehicle registration fees, create new taxes on Uber and Netflix
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office is using a major capital bill as a vehicle to grease lawmakers for a progressive income tax amendment. But the tax hikes to pay for it would make Illinoisans’ gas tax burden the second highest in the nation.
Chicago City Council seeks to hike ridesharing fees
One alderman with strong ties to the traditional taxicab industry has suggested raising fees on ridesharing to fill the growing budget gap.
The end of Uber in Chicago? Ordinance would require fingerprinting of rideshare drivers and limit surge pricing
The ordinance was pushed through committee by taxi industry ally Alderman Anthony Beale, 9th Ward.
Chicago passes new rules on Uber and Lyft
The city will require rideshare drivers to complete an online course before hitting the road, and will allow ridesharing platforms such as Uber and Lyft to continue conducting their own background checks.
Instead of whacking Uber, Evanston looks to lift burden on taxis
The city of Evanston offers a path forward for governments to level the playing field between traditional taxis and ridesharing.
Uber and Airbnb ordinances show Chicago ushering in new era of hyperregulation
In the face of fleeing residents, the Chicago City Council has chosen to add more and more layers of regulation instead of reforming.
Uber, Lyft threaten to leave Chicago
Chicago City Council is one vote away from enacting punishing rules that could force the popular platforms out of the Windy City.