Senate bill would strike car-sharing startups with new taxes, regulations

By Vincent Caruso

11/14/2018

With lobbyist backing, lawmakers passed a bill in May aimed at driving out competitors for rental car companies. Gov. Bruce Rauner rejected the bill, but lawmakers could revive it during veto session.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, Getaround, Pam Althoff, regulations, Turo

Rauner rejects bill aiming to squeeze out rental car competition

08/31/2018

Using his amendatory veto authority, the governor blocked a proposal by the General Assembly that would have protected traditional rental car companies by stifling car-sharing startups.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, carsharing, Getaround, Maven, regulations, Turo

Illinois lawmakers team up with rental car companies seeking to squeeze out competitors

By Eddie Damstra

06/01/2018

Lawmakers in Springfield are joining forces with Hertz and Enterprise in efforts to punish companies offering innovative alternatives to conventional car rental options.

TAGS: carsharing, Getaround, Hertz, homesharing, rideshare, taxes, Turo

Planes, trains and automobiles: Chicago’s high travel taxes

By Brendan Bakala

12/20/2017

Chicago has some of the highest taxes on travelers in the nation.

TAGS: Airbnb, amusement tax, Chicago, collaborative economy, Cook County, hotel tax, Rahm Emanuel, rideshare, transportation

Chicago City Council seeks to hike ridesharing fees

By Chris Lentino

10/05/2017

One alderman with strong ties to the traditional taxicab industry has suggested raising fees on ridesharing to fill the growing budget gap.

TAGS: Anthony Beale, Chicago, collaborative economy, Lyft, regulations, rideshare, Uber

State, federal lawmakers pave the way for self-driving cars in Illinois

By Amy Korte

09/08/2017

As Illinois’ state government and the federal government move toward promoting the development of autonomous vehicles, Chicago aldermen are taking a combative stance against the budding industry.

TAGS: autonomous vehicles, Bruce Rauner, Chicago, driverless cars, Ed Burke, regulations

The end of Uber in Chicago? Ordinance would require fingerprinting of rideshare drivers and limit surge pricing

By Brendan Bakala

09/02/2017

The ordinance was pushed through committee by taxi industry ally Alderman Anthony Beale, 9th Ward.

TAGS: Lyft, rideshare, sharing economy, taxis, Uber

Chicagoans: Brace for yet another tax hike

By John Klingner

08/31/2017

A new property tax hike worth as much as $148 million is set to hit Chicagoans as part of the latest school funding proposal. That’s on top of the record-breaking property tax hikes Mayor Rahm Emanuel approved in 2015 and a litany of other city and county taxes and fees.

TAGS: Chicago, property taxes, taxes

Report: More than one-third of Chicago city workers make more than $100K annually

By Brendan Bakala

08/29/2017

Median pay for city workers was nearly $93,000 in 2016.

TAGS: Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, taxes

Burke to the future: Chicago alderman wants to ban self-driving cars

By Brendan Bakala

08/23/2017

Alderman Ed Burke argued in favor of a ban on driverless cars with a movie clip from “Back to the Future.”

TAGS: Ed Burke, manufacturing, regulations

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Senate bill would strike car-sharing startups with new taxes, regulations

Rauner rejects bill aiming to squeeze out rental car competition

Illinois lawmakers team up with rental car companies seeking to squeeze out competitors

Planes, trains and automobiles: Chicago’s high travel taxes

Chicago City Council seeks to hike ridesharing fees

State, federal lawmakers pave the way for self-driving cars in Illinois

The end of Uber in Chicago? Ordinance would require fingerprinting of rideshare drivers and limit surge pricing

Chicagoans: Brace for yet another tax hike

Report: More than one-third of Chicago city workers make more than $100K annually

Burke to the future: Chicago alderman wants to ban self-driving cars

Chicago Forward 2026: A pro-growth plan to end city budget deficits

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