Ken Okafor

Commissioner, Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection

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Chicago taxi fuel surcharge returns as gas tops $5

Rule Changes

Leads the department that authorized the surcharge

Chicago taxi drivers can charge riders $1 to $3 more per trip since Wednesday. The surcharge kicked in because both AAA's current and month-ago average prices for regular gasoline in the Chicago area reached $5 per gallon or more.

Updated 3 hours ago