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Your cab ride just got more expensive—Chicago is implementing a temporary fuel surcharge for taxi rides
Your next taxi ride to or from O’Hare could be more expensive —Chicago is implementing a fuel surcharge for cab rides in the wake of rising gas prices. Here’s what it means for your wallet. Local taxi surcharge now in effect The Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection ( BACP ) permits taxi drivers to exercise a fuel surcharge when the current and monthly average price of gas remains above $5. According to the BACP, a surcharge is now in effect as of October 21, 2026. The Taxi Fuel Surcharge Fee is based on the taxi meter fare before taxes, tolls, or additional expenses. The fee structure is as follows: Taxi ride of $20.00 or less – $1.00 surcharge Taxi ride of $20.01 – $40.00 – $2.00 surcharge Taxi ride of $40.01 or more – $3.00 surcharge The fuel surcharge is intended to offset surging gas prices, with the current average gas price in Chicago sitting at approximately $5.06 according to the AAA Fuel Prices tracker . The last Chicago taxi fuel surcharge was in effect from June 1–June 23, 2026. See also: Key takeaways from the Chicago 2027 budget proposal: corporate head tax, new taxes on package
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Crash blocks multiple lanes on DuSable Lake Shore Drive downtown, causing heavy backups
Traffic on DuSable Lake Shore Drive was snarled early Thursday after a crash downtown, with police and fire trucks at the scene and heavy backups building for the morning commute. The crash, in the northbound lanes on DuSable Lake Shore Drive at Balbo, was blocking three right lanes in the...
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CTA Loop closures will disrupt four train lines this weekend
CHICAGO - CTA riders traveling through downtown Chicago will need to plan for detours and shuttle buses this weekend as crews work on major track repairs that will temporarily suspend service on parts of four train lines. The Chicago Transit Authority will close the elevated Loop tracks from 4 a.m....
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Latest Pace route revamp offers more weekend service, regional transit connections in Evanston
ReVision, the Pace suburban bus agency’s proposed overhaul of its entire six-county network, wouldn’t have as much impact on Evanston as in some of the other suburbs. But riders will still see some changes in local routes, more frequent service and more weekend service. Since 2023, Pace has...
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When Clocks Fall Back, Chicago Pedestrian Injuries in the 5 O’Clock Hour More Than Double
An Ankin Law analysis of eight years of City of Chicago crash data finds the evening rush becomes the most dangerous hour of the day to walk once darkness arrives an hour earlier. Key findings. More than double: In the two weeks after clocks fell back, 103 Chicago pedestrians were...
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Metra, UP respond to proposals for interim compensation in trackage rights case
WASHINGTON — How much money Metra must set aside to guarantee payment to Union Pacific while regulators decide what the Chicago-area commuter operator owes for using UP tracks is now a $569 million question. Filings with the Surface Transportation Board on Thursday, Oct. 22, are in response to earlier motions from each side regarding what [...] Read More...
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Grand Trunk Western Diesel Roster (All-Time)
The Grand Trunk Western diesel list is that railroad’s share of the Canadian National system fleet. The quantity column sums to 377. A renumber is the same locomotive. A row shared with the Central Vermont, a second number for a locomotive already counted, and a series that is not identified as new frames are printed with an em dash and left out of the total. Where the quantity cell was blank and the road numbers are one Grand Trunk Western series, the quantity is the count of those numbers. Builder serials are filled where the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton diesel roster or the Detroit & Toledo Shore Line roster already gives them.
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City Installs Concrete Bollards At Dangerous Avondale Intersection After Repeated Car Crashes
AVONDALE — A dangerous intersection now has concrete barriers to protect a building that saw speeding cars repeatedly crash into it earlier this year, which prompted neighbors to call for increased safety measures. The city last week installed two yellow concrete posts in front of a residential building at...
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CTA expands Safe Riders program to help protect passengers
CHICAGO - A new CTA program is adding trained specialists to several train lines as the agency works to improve safety for riders. The Safe Riders Pilot program began earlier this month. Specialists will work alongside Chicago police and Cook County sheriff's deputies on CTA trains. Some specialists will focus...