Del Valle Promises Vehicle Stickers Will Actually Stick
CHICAGO (WBBM) -- Chicago's city clerk promises there won't be any problem this year with vehicle stickers that won't stick.
Outgoing clerk Miguel del Valle, who's running for mayor, says the problem with stickers that wouldn't adhere last year, stemmed from the city's procurement office awarding the contract to a new contractor.
"I insisted that the contract be canceled," he said. "It was a five-year contract. It was canceled, and we're back to the old company. They're the ones we had the year before when there was not one problem."
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Del Valle spoke as he unveiled the winning design for this year's sticker. It was drawn by 17-year-old Suthida Lestpanichphan, a junior at St. Gregory High School on the North Side.
She emigrated from Thailand a year and a half ago in search, she says, of a better education.
"I want a better future .. it's a very good opportunity that I came here," she said.
The theme of this year's contest was "Education Is Key." Her design was chosen from among 400 entries. It shows two children sitting on a book with the city flag and skyline in the background and a cap, diploma and pencil in the foreground. She hopes someday to be an architect.
The new vehicle stickers, which cost $75 for a typical passenger car, must be displayed beginning July 1 and will expire on June 30, 2012. The complete pricing table can be found here.
Vehicles that are principally garaged in the city more than 30 days must have a city vehicle sticker, according to the city clerk website.
