Chicago Dibs

Put Away The Lawn Chairs: City Says Dibs Are Done

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Streets and Sanitation, Chicago Parking, Chicago, Illinois, Dibs Over, Dibs End, Dick Mell, Chicago Dibs, Chicago News

It was a sight as familiar as the snow itself to any veteran of Chicago winters: the carefully dug-out parking spaces after the massive blizzard, occu...

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City Says 'Dibs' Are Alright, Others Disagree

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kevin Lynch, Chicago Weather, Chicago Snow, Chair-Free Chicago, Chicago Blizzard, Slidepollajax, Chicago Dibs, Dibs, Chicago Around Town, Chicago News

Snow days are great and all, but for people looking to get back to school, work or just out of their house after a massive snowstorm--it can be a seri...

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THE COUNTDOWN: Candidates Talk Dibs, Dig For Votes

The Huffington Post | Jen Sabella | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago Mayors Race, The Countdown, Carol Moseley Braun, Rahm Emanuel Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, Gery Chico, Chicago Blizzard, Chicago Mayoral Race, Mayor Daley, Chicago Dibs, Miguel Del Valle, Chicago Mayor, Chicago News

It turns out, people in Chicago are more obsessed with the weather than politics. Pretty impressive. But, while most people spent their snow day diggi...

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Chair-Free Chicago: New Initiative To Stop 'Dibs' On City Streets

The Huffington Post | Jen Sabella | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago Weather, Chicago Snow, Chair-Free Chicago, Chicago Parking, Midwest Snow, Chair Free Chicago, Chicago Dibs, Chicago Winter Parking, Winter Weather, Chicago News

This weekend, Chicago saw its first big snow of the season. While scraping ice and snow off of one's car and sidewalk doesn't seem so bad at first, pe...

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Meathead City: Winter Parking "Place-Savers" and Other Primitive Behaviors

David Hoyt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago Parking Rituals, Dibs Parking, Dibs, Chicago Dibs, Hyde Park, Chicago Parking, Chicago News
David Hoyt

Using junk to claim a shoveled parking spot fits right into an ethically dubious tradition of getting what you can for yourself from the public domain, with a Sopranos-style edge.

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Hey Moron! Get That Crap Off My Street!

The Parking Ticket Geek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago Winter Parking, Chicago Parking, Chicago Winter Parking Spots, Dibs Parking, Chicago Dibs Tradition, Dibs, Chicago Dibs, Chicago News
The Parking Ticket Geek

Street parking is first come, first serve. No matter the season, no matter the conditions, no matter if you happen to have your junk out on the street. No exceptions.

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