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Uber, Lyft Have Surge Pricing Morning After Cubs Win World Series

By Kelly Bauer | November 3, 2016 8:23am
 Uber and Lyft were a little more expensive Thursday morning.
Uber and Lyft were a little more expensive Thursday morning.
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WRIGLEYVILLE — Uber and Lyft are a little more expensive Thursday morning.

The ride-hailing services had surge pricing in the morning, with Uber charging 1.5 times as much as it normally does, and Lyft's prices doubling as of 6:45 a.m.

Surge pricing goes into effect when demand for the service is high — like, y'know, the morning after thousands of people party until dawn in Wrigleyville because the Cubs WON THE WORLD SERIES.

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