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Strategies, Advice Help Rideshare Drivers Cope With Stress
Chicago can be a difficult place to be a rideshare driver with the high gas prices, traffic and a recent spike in carjackings. Now, one group is making sure drivers get some help. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.
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Federal Prosecutors Charge Man With Murder of Chicago Rideshare Driver
An 18-year-old man was charged with the March 2021 carjacking and murder of a Chicago rideshare driver, according to a news release issued Friday from the U.S Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Illinois.
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Chicago Could Cap ‘Surge Pricing Fees' Charged by Rideshare Companies in Wednesday Vote on Ordinance
A Chicago City Council committee will vote Wednesday morning on a new ordinance that would cap “surge pricing” fees, charged by rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft during times where demand is higher than usual.
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Family of Uber Driver Killed in Chicago Demands More Safety Protocols
The family and friends of an Uber driver killed during a carjacking in Chicago are demanding new safety protocols from the company. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.
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Rideshare Drivers Demand More Safety Measures
Following the sexual assault and kidnapping of an Uber driver in the Chicago area, other rideshare drivers have called for added safety measures. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen reports.
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Rideshare Drivers Demand Increased Safety Measures Following Driver's Kidnapping
In response to the sexual assault and kidnapping of an Uber driver in Chicago’s southwest suburbs, fearful rideshare drivers have called on companies to implement a number of safety changes. Drivers told NBC 5 they’re aware taking each trip is a risk, but believe more protections are necessary. “As a female, it makes it really hard,” said Felicia Gills,...
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Ride Share Driver Beaten, Carjacked After Asking Passengers Not to Eat in Vehicle: Police
A ride share driver was beaten and carjacked Wednesday in Englewood after asking his passengers not to eat in his vehicle.
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Rideshare Driver Carjacked at Gunpoint on Chicago's South Side
A rideshare driver’s vehicle was stolen at gunpoint by two armed men Sunday evening in the Douglas neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side, police confirmed. At approximately 6:55 p.m. in the 3100 block of South Giles, a rideshare driver was operating his vehicle when two unknown male offenders approached the car on both sides, officers stated. Both victims produced guns...
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Rideshare Driver Robbed at Knife-Point: Naperville Police
A rideshare driver was robbed by four people Saturday evening in suburban Naperville after he met with one of the individuals who didn’t pay for a previous ride, police said. The incident was reported at approximately 8:30 p.m. in the 100 block of Testa Drive. While the driver was talking to the first suspect, three additional suspects approached on foot,…
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Cameras Catch Man's Drink Being Drugged by Women at Hard Rock Casino
Authorities are searching for two women who were caught on camera drugging a tourist at the Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood before they allegedly robbed him at a Dania Beach hotel.
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No Bond For Bogus Uber Driver Accused of Multiple Rapes
The Cook County state’s attorney’s office said Wednesday a suspect picked up one of the victims in his bogus Uber at Chicago and Franklin last December.
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Rideshare Driver Charged With Assault After Pointing Gun at Passengers: Police
A rideshare driver was charged with assault after authorities said she pointed a gun at two passengers during an argument in her car on Chicago’s North Side early Friday.
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Lyft Driver's Car Among 2 Vehicles Shot on Stevenson Expressway
A rideshare driver’s car and another vehicle were hit by gunfire early Saturday on the Stevenson Expressway.
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Rideshare Driver Shot in South Loop: Police
A rideshare driver was shot in the leg while driving in Chicago’s South Loop neighborhood Tuesday evening, police confirmed.
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North Suburban Man Impersonating Uber Driver Sexually Assaulted 2 Women: Police
A north suburban man charged with sexually assaulting two women he picked up while posing as a rideshare driver was denied bond Tuesday, accord to the Skokie Police Department.