Chicago
Class action lawsuit challenges Chicago's lucrative car-impounding 'racket'
City collected $28 million in 2017, seizes cars whose owners did nothing wrong.
Chicago Car2Go app reportedly hacked, some 100 cars missing
CBS Chicago is reporting that some of the missing cars have been used to commit crimes.
Lyft to pay Chicago residents $550 to park their car for a month
The company wants to show how expensive car ownership can be.
UPDATED: The Boring Company chosen to build O'Hare high-speed rail loop
The Boring Company's loop connection could deliver passengers between Chicago and the O'Hare Airport in just 12 minutes.
Elon Musk's Boring Company to bid for Chicago downtown-to-airport link
The bids are supposed to be for high-speed rail, but The Boring Company isn't necessarily excluded.
Watch woodpecker's whirlwind tour of Chicago while perched on car door
This Ferris Beuller remake is looking weird.
Cell phone thieves target gridlocked drivers
The Chicago Police Department released a statement last week warning drivers to be on the lookout for cell-phone thieves snatching phones out of cars stuck in heavy traffic.
Chicago thief inadvertently saves dog stuck in hot truck
A Chicago area German shepherd was saved from certain death in a hot car by an unlikely good Samaritan–a smash and grab thief.
Zipcar tests pay-per-mile pricing system for short trips
Want a Zipcar for just a few miles? It's possible in some test markets in the US.
Dashcam shows Chicago police beating woman in front of her children
Reverend Catherine Brown is suing the Chicago Police Department over a 2013 traffic stop where she says she was the victim of excessive force.
Dealer sues Volkswagen over $5M diesel scandal loss
Chicagoland Volkswagen dealer owner sues automaker because of the effects of the diesel-emissions scandal.
Lyft, GM will now rent you a car for your ride hailing job
General Motors and Lyft will launch Express Drive in April specifically targeted for ride-hailing drivers who need vehicles.
Study finds more accidents after red-light cameras installed
In the same week a federal jury convicted a Chicago transportation official of taking bribes from a leading red-light camera company, city council members in another American city said they felt duped by promises of improved safety.
Chicago cops are intentionally damaging cruiser dashcams
After waiting several months, the Chicago police officer who shot and killed Laquan McDonald finally had a broken dashcam in his squad car repaired on June 17, 2014. A day later, it was reported broken again.
Uber driver with concealed carry permit stops gunman
A Chicago Uber driver ended a gunman's rampage last Friday when he pulled out his own handgun and shot the shooter.
BYD to lease 200 E6 EVs to Uber for testing
Uber is working with BYD to lease the automaker's E6 five-door hatchback EV to the ridesharing drivers in Chicago, as part of the pilot program. The test already includes about 25 drivers and could grow to around 200.