CHICAGO - DoorDash, the food delivery service company, will pay $18 million to the City of Chicago , local restaurants and drivers as part of a lawsuit settlement over alleged deceptive business practices during the COVID-19 pandemic.

What we know:

A city lawsuit accused DoorDash of violating city law by listing restaurants on its platform without their consent, according to a city press release.

The city also alleged that DoorDash did not initially disclose the full cost of its service upfront to consumers, imposed a misleading "Chicago fee" that was not a city-mandated charge, and did not disclose that menu prices on its platform were often higher than prices available directly from the restaurant.

DoorDash was also accused of misleading consumers into thinking they were tipping

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