Chicago’s $1 taxi fuel surcharge now permanent Taxicab Test
Chicago’s on-again-off-again, $1 fuel surcharge on taxicab fares would become permanent — and part of the cost of entering a cab — thanks to a surprise change tied to Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s overhaul of the cab industry.
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Killer of four left suicide note saying he was distraught
A man shot his DuPage County girlfriend, her two sons and her niece to death while they were in bed Tuesday — and then set them on fire, officials said. After the murders, Cedric Anderson drove to Dolton and fatally shot himself, officials said.
- 6 questioned in brutal Bridgeport beating captured on YouTube video
- Pit bull victim: It was ‘like I was hamburger’
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Jury sent home in case of cop accused of fatally running over a teen cyclist
More News- Two men convicted in gang shooting that killed 10-year-old girl
- Elderly theft suspects expected to plead guilty, sources say
- Zion mayor misses 6th-straight meeting
- Former South Side Congressman Derwinski dies at 85
- 6 questioned in brutal Bridgeport beating captured on YouTube video
- Suburban cruise survivor compares disaster to movie ‘Titanic’
- Chicago to let some ‘low-risk’ food sellers certify themselves
Sports
01/18/2012 at 02:22AM
More Sports- Bulls’ Carlos Boozer, C.J. Watson too hot for Suns
- Raiders request permission to talk to Mike Tice for coaching vacancy
- Dave Toub signs two-year extension with Bears
- Blackhawks defenseman Sean O’Donnell getting more ice time
- DePaul shows flashes but falls to Georgetown
- Northwestern looks to build on momentum vs. Wisconsin
Business
01/18/2012 at 02:51AM
More Business- Kraft to slash 1,600 jobs but add positions here
- Sears shares jump on going-private rumors
- Chicago to let some ‘low-risk’ food sellers certify themselves
- 27,000 hired in Illinois through federal tax credit
- Extras simplify tax software
- Big banks must show break-up plans under new rule
- Court won’t review ruling on tipped employees
Lifestyles
01/17/2012 at 09:08PM
More LifestylesfEntertainment
01/17/2012 at 09:06PM
More Entertainment- Anna Netrebko among highlights of Lyric Opera’s 2012-13 season
- So much for Avril Lavigne’s happy ending with Brody Jenner
- No more sweet tea for diabetic Paula Deen
- Heartbreak was fuel for Swift
- Profiles to stage LaBute’s ‘In a Forest, Dark and Deep,’ debut ‘new’ theater
- Chicago Sinfonietta raises the bar on its annual King concert tradition
- Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein spoof off in the Pacific Northwest
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