7 ride-share drivers robbed, 2 more murdered while working on the West Side this month – CWB Chicago

Ride-share drivers are being robbed at gunpoint while picking up or dropping off passengers on the West Side, Chicago police say in a new community alert.
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GM
2 years ago

In a typical workweek I take about eight separate Uber/Lyft rides up here in Evanston. Many drivers inform that they will no longer work in Chicago because of the increased crime… “It used to be great, now Chicago is dead… too much violence… are you kidding, I want to live…”, etcetera…

Old Joe
2 years ago

Some free advice for ride share drivers: don’t leave home without it.

Mr Penguino
2 years ago

No more shootings after January 1st because the criminals haven’t registered their guns and they can’t be used anymore

debtsor
2 years ago

Ah, crime again rears its ugly head, and now the west side is a ‘Transit Desert’.

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