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Ald. Anthony Beale called it "not a total compromise," as Ald. John Arena OK'd it as "best we could do."

Ald. Anthony Beale suggested requiring ride-sharing drivers to have a chauffeur's license at airports.

Ald. Brendan Reilly (2nd) said imposing fees on 2,800 unlicensed hosts could yield $1.5 million.

Ald. Anthony Beale said he wants to "level the playing field" with cabs, which don't have surge pricing.

The bill signed by the outgoing governor doesn't preempt Chicago's home rule, its House sponsor said.

The City Council moved to grant taxi drivers lower lease rates and lowered fines.

Unlike Lyft and Uber, BeMyDD's pickup service takes drunken customers and their cars home.

State Rep. Mike Zalewski said he'd try to have a vote called this week in the General Assembly.

People are complaining less about driving, credit card payments and rudeness involving cabs, data shows.

Ald. Anthony Beale said the new ordinance would make taxi medallions "useless."

Uber and Lyft said it cleared the way for legislation more favorable to taxis in the General Assembly.

Full Council passage will mean "the demise of Chicago's taxi industry," a former city attorney said.

A group of Chicago cabbies has aligned with the National Taxi Workers Alliance on a possible union bid.

But the proposed compromise aggravated both cab companies and ride-sharing firms.