Local Mayor Emanuel Takes Action to Help Chicago Become First City with Universal Taxi App by Gary Kopycinski on May 4, 2015 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Local: Park Forest’s Sandra Zoellner Retires After 21 Years of Service June 17, 2026 Save the date for The Prairie Party at theNate June 17, 2026 Governors State Has New Soccer Complex and New Men’s Coach June 17, 2026 Chicago launches competitive selection process to provide an app that will allow users to hail a taxi on a smartphone