A bill pending in Springfield would make rideshare companies as liable for passenger safety as taxis.
Lori Simmons leads fellow Uber drivers during a protest demanding better wages and a safer work environment along North Avenue on May 4, 2023, in Chicago.
The measure is an initiative of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, a powerful politically active group allied with Democrats. In a separate letter to the mayor-elect sent Wednesday, Gold said “taxes & fees on ride-share bring in around $130 million in revenue to the city of Chicago, some of which is jeopardized by this proposal.” Gold contended “less drivers and fewer trips means the city could lose tens of millions of dollars in projected revenue from ride-share taxes.”Uber said in the letters that the firm offered “reasonable compromises” to the legislation. But lawmakers dispute that.
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