5 Critically Injured In River North Crash
CHICAGO (STMW) — Five people were critically injured late Saturday in a when a car and a taxi cab collided in the River North neighborhood. Emergency crews responded at 11:50 p.m. to the report of a...
View ArticleTaxi Crashes Into Wicker Park Restaurant, 2 Hurt
CHICAGO (CBS) — A taxi cab crashed through the window of a Wicker Park restaurant on Thursday, injuring two customers of the restaurant. The taxi crashed through a plate glass window at Prasino,...
View ArticleTaxi Driver Dies Following Accident In Bucktown
CHICAGO (STMW) — A 57-year-old taxi driver died following an accident Sunday morning in the Near Northwest Side Bucktown neighborhood that may have been caused by a medical condition he suffered. About...
View Article2 Investigators: Protect Yourself From Credit Card Fraud When Using A Cab
CHICAGO (CBS) — Getting into a cab is supposed to be a convenience, but in some cases using a credit or debit card to pay for that cab can end with hundreds of dollars in overcharges. Bridget Ryan...
View ArticleMan Dies After Being Hit By Taxi In Rogers Park
CHICAGO (STMW) — A 34-year-old man died early Thursday after walking into traffic and being struck by a taxi in the North Side Rogers Park neighborhood. The accident happened at the intersection of...
View Article‘Intoxicated’ Woman Critically Injured When Struck By Cab In Lakeview
CHICAGO (STMW) — A woman who drunkenly walked into a roadway and was struck by a taxi cab on the North Side remains remains in critical condition. Police say the woman, 26, was “intoxicated” when she...
View ArticleCabbie Accused Of Kidnapping, Raping Woman In Taxi Charged In 2nd Attack
Updated 02/26/13 – 12:35 p.m. ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. (CBS) — A homeless Chinese immigrant cab driver who was arrested this weekend for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a passenger has been charged in...
View ArticleNew App To Link Disabled Commuters With Accessible Taxis
play pause Mobile Phone App Shows Nearby Wheelchair-Accessible Cabs WBBM Newsradio's Mike Krauser CHICAGO (CBS) — A local tech start-up and a disabled advocacy group will make getting a...
View ArticleFour Hurt In Six-Car Crash In Niles
CHICAGO (STMW) — Four people were injured in a six-vehicle crash involving a pickup and a taxi in north suburban Niles on Wednesday night. The driver of a Ford F-150 pickup was westbound on Dempster...
View ArticleVIDEO: Car Thief Slams Into Four Cars While Fleeing Earlier Crash
CHICAGO (CBS) — A man who allegedly stole an SUV last week apparently was so desperate to get away after crashing into a taxi, that he slammed into four other vehicles, and left a trail of wreckage on...
View ArticleCabbies Sue City Over Lack Of Regulation For Ride-Sharing Services
http://media.chicago.cbslocal.com/CBSCHI_20140206184720727AA.mp4 CHICAGO (CBS) — Taxi companies and drivers have sued the city of Chicago, claiming newly proposed regulations for competing...
View ArticleOne Hurt When Taxi Strikes SUV Downtown
CHICAGO (STMW) — A man suffered minor injuries after an SUV and a taxi collided downtown late Monday night. A taxi driver was southbound on Michigan Avenue about 11 p.m. when his car collided with a...
View ArticleFour Injured In River North Crash
CHICAGO (STMW) — Four people were injured when a van and taxicab collided in the River North neighborhood Thursday night. Rescue crews responded to the two-vehicle crash about 11:05 p.m. in the 400...
View ArticleIllinois House OKs Ride-Sharing Regulations
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois lawmakers took steps Thursday toward creating rules for unregulated ridesharing companies, which have gained popularity in Chicago the past few years. The companies —...
View ArticleRide-Sharing Regulations Passed By City Council Committee
http://media.chicago.cbslocal.com/CBSCHI_20140424193222180AA.mp4 CHICAGO (CBS) –The Emanuel administration has now outlined regulations that would allow so-called ride-sharing services to legally...
View Article1 Killed, 3 Injured In Lake Shore Drive Crash
CHICAGO (STMW) — A woman died of injuries she sustained in a head-on crash on downtown Lake Shore Drive early Friday that injured three other people. Twenty-six year old Laura Anne LaPlante, of...
View ArticleDowntown Taxi Crash Leaves 4 Hurt
CHICAGO (STMW) — Four people were hurt when an SUV and a taxi collided downtown early Wednesday. A Porsche SUV was northbound in the 400 block of South Michigan Avenue about 2:30 a.m. when the driver...
View ArticleTwo Men Sue Taxi Company, Claim Cabbie Kicked Them Out For Kissing
CHICAGO (STMW) — Two men who say they were kicked out of a cab while on their way to Lakeview from O’Hare are suing the taxi company, alleging that the brief kiss they shared prompted the driver to...
View ArticleTaxi Crashes Into House, Driver Takes Off
http://media.chicago.cbslocal.com/CBSCHI_20141201232101860AA.mp4 CHICAGO (CBS) — Police in Glendale Heights were searching for a cab driver who crashed his taxi through the wall of a house early...
View ArticleCity Watchdog Finds Shortcomings In Taxi Inspections
CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago’s inspector general has raised questions about inspections of taxi cabs by the city that regulates the taxi industry, and a top administration official has blamed faulty...
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