Politics & Government
Cab Drivers Protest at O'Hare, Midway Airports
Cabbies furious that 2016 budget allows Uber and Lyft services at airports.

Photo: ABC7
Chicago area cab drivers at OβHare and Midway airpots are refusing to pick up customers Wednesday, in protest of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuelβs 2016 budget that allows ride-sharing services to service the airports.
Drivers have stepped out of their rides, and more than 400 parked cabs have traffic at a halt near cab stands at OβHare, with another 200 at Midway, ABC7 reports.
Cabbies are peeved that Emanuelβs proposed budget allows services such as Uber and Lyft to provide service to airport patrons, despite those drivers not having to adhere to the same regulations as taxi drivers.
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