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Cab Fare Information
Below is a listing of how taxicab fares are determined and paid in the City of Chicago as of May 11, 2005:
- In Chicago, you pay the amount shown on the taximeter, plus any tolls,
- There is no extra charge for baggage or credit card use, and tipping is optional,
- The ¡°flag pull¡± or initial charge is $2.25 for the first 1/9 mile,
- The additional fraction of a mile charge is $.20 for each additional 1/9 mile,
- Every 36 seconds of time elapsed is $.20,
- The flat fee for the first additional passenger is $1.00,
- The flat fee for each additional passenger, after the first additional passenger is $.50.
Average Fares These are average fares from State and Madison Streets to various destinations. Fares will vary, depending on traffic conditions:
- State and Madison to O¡¯Hare: $30 - $35.
- State and Madison to Midway: $22 - $28.
- State and Madison to the United Center: $8 - $10.
Metered Fares Straight meter fares
- fares with no special rates - apply to trips from Midway or O'Hare airports to the following suburbs. *All other trips are metered at one and one half the rate from Chicago's city limits to the suburbs.
- Alsip
- Bedford Park
- Blue Island
- Burnham
- Calumet City
- Calumet Park
- Cicero
- Des Plaines
- Dolton
- Elk Grove
- Elmwood Park
- Evanston
- Evergreen Park
- Forest View
- Harwood Heights
- Hines Hospital
- Hometown
- Lincolnwood
- Merrionette Park
- Niles
- Norridge
- Oak Lawn
- Oak Park
- Park Ridge
- Riverdale
- River Grove
- Rosemont
- Stickney
- Summit
Rates from O'Hare or Midway to all other suburbs are meter and one-half. Rates from Chicago, excluding O'Hare and Midway Airports, are straight meter to the city limits plus meter and one-half from the city limits to the destination. An additional charge of $1.00 is added to the total fare on each trip to or from O'Hare or Midway Airports under the State of Illinois Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority (MPEA) Airport Departure Ordinance. The tax should appear on the meter as an "extra" charge.
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