It seemed that the parking meter vandalism had ceased. Then again, perhaps not.
The Parking Ticket Geek | Posted 04.24.2009 | Chicago
As teams canvas the city changing meters to their new, much higher rates, another movement seems to be blossoming in reaction to these changes.
The Parking Ticket Geek | Posted 04.12.2009 | Chicago
Confusion seems to be high, and it's not limited to drivers. One reader reported being ticketed for an expired meter though it still had the Monday-Saturday decals on its head.
The Parking Ticket Geek | Posted 03.20.2009 | Chicago
All of Chicago's parking meters are now officially under the control of Chicago Parking Meter LLC for the next 75 years. What does that mean for people driving and parking on the streets of Chicago? Here's the lowdown.
The Parking Ticket Geek | Posted 03.15.2009 | Chicago
After a meter is changed under this new deal, they must be fed 365 days a year. No Sundays off. No parking meter holidays.
The Parking Ticket Geek | Posted 02.15.2009 | Chicago
It doesn't seem a stretch to think that it will not be until late March or even April before all the meter rates have been changed.
Chicago Tribune | Jon Hilkevitch | Posted 02.12.2009 | Chicago
The quadrupling of fees this year to park at most meters in Chicago marks only the beginning of changes coming to a curbside near your car. [...] You ...
David Hoyt | Posted 02.05.2009 | Chicago
What could be a long-term revenue generator for a city in budgetary crisis has been traded for a one-time fix in operating revenue.
The Parking Ticket Geek | Posted 01.31.2009 | Chicago
While most members of the city council were dislocating their shoulders patting themselves on the back for not raising taxes, the truth is that they did.
Mark Konkol and Todd Fooks | Posted 01.11.2009 | Chicago
This week we're talking about the great Goose Island Sit-in at Republic Windows and Doors, Brian Urlacher's baby momma drama and selling Chicago's parking meters (thanks a ton, Mayor Daley).
Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 01.04.2009 | Chicago
Chicago aldermen "afraid" to increase parking meter rates for the last 20 years on Thursday gave a private contractor carte blanche to raise them sky-...
The Parking Ticket Geek | Posted 05.23.2009 | Chicago