Parking Tickets
City Keeps Ticketing Scooter, Despite Parking Legally
A woman from the Lakeview neighborhood has about had it with the parking meter attendants who keep leaving $75 tickets on her legally parked scooter.
Evanston Waiving Late Fees On Parking Tickets Through June 30
The city of Evanston is waiving late fees on overdue parking tickets for a limited time only. After that, city officials intend to get tough.
Setback For Woman Fighting $105,000 In Parking Tickets
A woman who’s fighting City Hall over a whopping parking ticket bill, has lost a round in court.
Lawmaker Wants City To Be Able To Boot Cars To Collect On Unpaid Debts
An Illinois state senator wants to allow the city of Chicago to boot and sell cars belonging to people who owe the city money on a court judgment.
Single Mom Claims City Illegally Issued $105,000 In Parking Tickets
An unemployed, single mother says she’s trapped in a parking ticket nightmare so now, she’s suing.
State Worker: State Docking My Pay, Even After I Paid Off Debt
The city of Chicago has been going after state employees who owe money for unpaid parking tickets by taking money out of their paychecks, but one such employee said when the city got what it was owed from her, the state kept docking her paycheck.
Seniors Furious After City Takes Money From Pensions To Pay Off Parking Tickets
Drivers who have unpaid parking tickets in Chicago have to worry about more than just having their state income tax refunds seized to pay off their debts; the city is also taking money out of some seniors’ pension checks.
City Starts Collecting Unpaid Fines By Seizing State Tax Refunds
Chicago taxpayers are starting to get the bad news: no state income tax refund for you. As CBS 2’s Kristyn Hartman reports, thousands could see their refunds disappear, because of unpaid city fines.
Think Tank: Seizing Tax Refunds Won’t Help City Budget
The head of a conservative think tank calls the plan to intercept ticket scofflaws’ tax refunds a desperate money grab by the city.
City Council Approves Tax Refund Seizures, Bath Salts Ban
City revenue collectors can now take your state income tax refund if you aren’t paying your parking tickets, now that the City Council has approved the plan.
Owe A Fine? City May Target Tax Refunds To Pay Them
The City of Chicago is targeting state tax returns to recoup some of the millions of dollars in unpaid parking and red-light camera tickets.
Lakeview Man Says City Giving Him Runaround On Tickets
A young musician from Lakeview who has lived in the city only a few months has already racked up an avalanche of tickets and he says he has the city is being unfair and has led him astray. The city says the man is “brazenly” disregarding Chicago’s parking regulations and deserves the tickets he’s received.
Denver Boot Coming For Rolling Meadows Parking Scofflaws
If you live in Rolling Meadows, Police are warning you – the boot is coming.
Report: Officers Set To Be Fired For Bogus Tickets
A suburban man who has received a steady stream of Chicago parking tickets says he feels vindicated now that the Police Department is acknowledging they were bogus.
Mayor Emanuel Cracks Down On City Employee Debts
Mayor Rahm Emanuel is cracking down on city workers who haven’t paid their old parking tickets and other debts.
Man Sues City, Says Parking Tickets Weren’t For Him
A west suburban man has filed suit against the City of Chicago because he was sent parking ticket notices when he hadn’t even been in the city.
Tickets Issued For Cars Buried In Snow
If your car is still buried in snow in Chicago, you could find a nasty surprise waiting when you finally get it out.
Fewer Parking Tickets, More Boots
Chicago is writing fewer parking tickets, but slapping more vehicles with the wheel-locking Denver boot.
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