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(a) No person shall operate or provide a taxicab two-way dispatch system without first obtaining a license from the Commissioner, unless such person has an active taxicab affiliation license issued under 9-112-340.
(b) Application for a two-way dispatch service license shall be made on a print or electronic form prescribed by the Commissioner and accompanied by such documents as the Commissioner may require and shall include, but not be limited to, (1) proof that the two-way dispatch system has a place of business in Chicago; and (2) the name and license information of the entities with which the two-way dispatch system has a contract to provide service. As part of the application process, all officers, directors, shareholders, and members of the applicant shall submit to a fingerprint background check by a fingerprint agency approved by the Department and submit passport-sized photos of such officers, directors, shareholders and members. The annual fee for a taxicab two-way dispatch service system license is $500.00. All taxicab two-way dispatch system service licenses expire on November 30. Renewal must be made during the month of November. The fee shall be paid in advance before the license is issued. In order to avoid lapse of the taxicab two-way dispatch service system license, the licensee must renew the license before the expiration date of the licensing term. Renewal fees must be paid before the first day of the licensing term. Any licensing fee paid on or after the first day of the licensing term is considered a late payment, and is subject to late payment fees and interest accrued as specified in the Code and promulgated in the rules by the Commissioner. A taxicab two-way dispatch service system license not renewed in a timely manner is considered lapsed.
(c) For the purpose of ensuring adequate service to customers who request transportation, the Commissioner may promulgate rules and regulations governing the dispatch of taxicab vehicles. These rules shall include, but not be limited to: standards for determining adequate and timely service; the responsibilities of taxicab affiliations, two-way dispatch services, taxicab medallion holder licensees, and public chauffeurs in responding to requests for service within a specified time frame. Penalties per violation of this chapter and applicable rules include, but are not limited to, fines and/or license suspension or license revocation.
(d) The Commissioner may also provide by rule reasonable minimum standards, based on the number of affiliates served by the taxicab two-way dispatch service, regarding the number of taxicab two-way dispatch requests received and answered in a timely manner annually by a taxicab affiliation(s), its members, and contractors. Any taxicab two-way dispatch service and/or taxicab affiliation, applying for renewal of their license, which failed to meet these standards in the previous year shall be issued a probationary license. Any taxicab two-way dispatch service and/or taxicab affiliation, applying for renewal of a probationary license, which failed to meet these standards during the year they operated under a probationary license, may have their application denied.
(Added Coun. J. 1-18-12, p. 19118, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-21-17, p. 61755, Art. IX, § 21; Amend Coun. J. 6-25-21, p. 31925, Art. VI, § 6)
(a) Every licensed public chauffeur of a taxicab licensed by the City of Chicago shall service Chicago- O'Hare International Airport and Chicago Midway International Airport (for purposes of this section, respectively, "O'Hare" and "Midway") by transporting, upon request, persons to and from these airports. No licensed public chauffeur may refuse a proper request for transportation to and from these airports.
(b) It is unlawful for an owner or a driver of any vehicle not licensed as a taxicab or public passenger vehicle by the City of Chicago to solicit or accept for transportation any person or persons at or upon the premises of these airports for transportation within or outside of the City of Chicago. Provided, however, this provision shall not apply when the person at either airport desiring other taxicab service has prearranged to hire a suburban taxicab or livery to transport him outside of the City of Chicago.
(c) No suburban taxicab or livery vehicle is prohibited from entering those airports to discharge passengers previously accepted for transportation outside the City of Chicago for the purpose of transportation to these airports.
(d) The fares and charges set forth by ordinance apply to all fares to and from these airports, except as otherwise indicated in this section.
(e) The fare for transportation originating from O'Hare or Midway to the following suburbs is a straight meter fare plus any applicable tolls and surcharges:
Alsip
Bedford Park
Blue Island
Burbank
Burnham
Calumet City
Calumet Park
Cicero
Des Plaines
Dolton
Elk Grove Village
Elmwood Park
Evanston
Evergreen
Forest View
Harwood Heights
Hines/VA hospital
Hometown
Lincolnwood
Merrionette Park
Niles
Norridge
Oak Park
Oak Lawn
Park Ridge
River Grove
Riverdale
Rosemont
Skokie
Stickney
Summit
Bedford Park
Blue Island
Burbank
Burnham
Calumet City
Calumet Park
Cicero
Des Plaines
Dolton
Elk Grove Village
Elmwood Park
Evanston
Evergreen
Forest View
Harwood Heights
Hines/VA hospital
Hometown
Lincolnwood
Merrionette Park
Niles
Norridge
Oak Park
Oak Lawn
Park Ridge
River Grove
Riverdale
Rosemont
Skokie
Stickney
Summit
(f) A shared ride program shall be in operation only from O'Hare and Midway. For purposes of this section a "shared ride" means a taxicab trip with a minimum of two passengers and maximum of four passengers that originates from specified locations and ends within specified locations for a specified flat fee per person.
Shared rides shall be in operation only at designated cab stands when authorized personnel are on duty. The authorized personnel shall have complete authority to make final decisions pertaining to loading shared ride passengers at these airports.
The following shall be the starting and ending points and rates for shared rides. Prices listed are per person, per trip, and do not include tolls and other surcharges:
From O'Hare to Downtown or McCormick Place – | $24.00 |
From Midway to Downtown or McCormick Place – | $18.00 |
From O'Hare to Midway – | $37.00 |
From Midway to O'Hare – | $37.00 |
For purposes of this section the term "downtown" means the area bounded by 22nd Street (South), Fullerton Avenue (North), Ashland Avenue (West), and Lake Michigan (East).
The commissioner may by rule regulate at the airports procedures and protocols for taxicab staging, movement of taxicabs from the staging areas to the terminals, loading and unloading of passengers at the airports, and any other activity that affects taxicab service at the airports.
(Added Coun. J. 1-18-12, p. 19118, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 6-25-21, p. 31925, Art. VI, § 6)
(a) The commissioner is authorized to select an application or applications for the dispatching of taxicab vehicles. Applications shall be accessible by internet-enabled devices, a digital platform or telephone, or any other method approved by the commissioner. The commissioner is authorized to issue a solicitation, and to select an entity or entities, pursuant to such solicitation, to provide its dispatching service applications to taxicab vehicles. The regulations may also require the designated application providers to maintain and provide to the City verifiable records regarding the reliability of the dispatching service applications in responding to any request for service.
(b) The commissioner is also authorized to require every licensee's taxicabs to use one of the applications designated by the commissioner.
(c) The commissioner may allow the entity providing the application to assess fees, consistent with rules to be promulgated by the commissioner, covering the costs incurred by the entity providing the application in making the application available for use by the taxicabs, drivers and public.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a licensee from being affiliated with or dispatched by another two-way dispatch system in addition to the applications designated in subsection (a) above.
(e) The commissioner is authorized to adopt rules and regulations for the proper administration of this section.
(Added Coun. J. 12-10-14, p. 101074, § 4)
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