Pedicab chauffeurs — the bicyclists you see transporting happy-go-lucky tourists in neon-lit rickshaws downtown — will have to pay a lot more for their two-year licenses — from $5 to $40, or a 700% increase.
The city issues roughly 7,200 such licenses a year, according to the budget office.
The big bump for chauffeurs amounts to just $108,000 extra cash for the city next year.
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Here's the link to this WBEZ story: https://www.wbez.org/2024/12/18/how-the-new-chicago-budget-will-hit...
When it comes to raising revenue, as far as the City is concerned, "Chauffeur, so good."
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