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Daley Getting Angry At Parking Meter Company

Chicago Sun-Times | FRAN SPIELMAN | Posted 11.15.2009 | Chicago

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Mayor Daley said today that he is losing confidence in the company hired to run the city's parking meters following the revelation of more problems wi...

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New Parking Meters Are Getting Time Wrong, Costing Drivers

Parking Ticket Geek | Posted 11.15.2009 | Chicago

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When it comes to a parking in a metered space, the difference of a minute could mean getting a $50 ticket for an expired meter if you are just one min...

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The New McCarthyists: Fear and Smear

Michael Likosky | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Carolyn McLarty, Ann Coulter, City of Norwalk Parking Authority, Ron Kaufman, Metro Goldline, Peggy Lambert, Kim Lehman, Cathie Adams, De Carlson, Blacklisting, LAZ Parking, Lilly Nunez, Marxism, Betti Hill, Demetra Demonte, Alfred Cunningham Bridge, Solomon Yue, Republican National Committee, Alameda Corridor, Chicago Parking Meters, Rush Limbaugh, Dorchester Tunnel, Balfour Beatty, Jeff Kent, WIllies Lee, Lou Dobbs, Donna Cain, Dulles Airport Expansion, Jim Bopp, Jon Voight, Peter Ricketts, Edward R. Murrow, Randy Pullen, Communism, New McCarthyists, Gio Cicione, Cindy Costa, Brian Sullivan, Sean Hannity, Joseph McCarthy, Linda Herren, Steve Scheffler, Fox News, Glenn Beck, North-Antelope-Rochelle-Mine, Vinci, Socialism, Helen Van Etten, Highway 130, David Norcross, Politics News

New McCarthyists conjure "socialism," "communism," "marxism," and other "shocking labels" to drum up hate-mongering.

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No Blacklisters Please: Decency in P3 Contracting

Michael Likosky | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dulles Airport Expansion, Dorchester Tunnel, Balfour Beatty, United Kingdom Informaiton Commissioner, Public-Private Partnerships, Connecticut, Texas, p3, North Antelope Rochelle Mine, Chicago Parking Meters, California, Public Works, Highway 130, Virginia, City of Norwalk Parking Authority, Economic League, Blacklisting, Wyoming, LAZ Parking, Metro Goldline, Alfred Cunningham Bridge, Privacy, Massachusetts, Alameda Corridor, North Carolina, Illinois, Vinci, Politics News

The United Kingdom Information Commissioner recently named Balfour Beatty and LAZ Parking Company's parent, Vinci, as having funded a secret 15-year long blacklisting operation.

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Two Arrested At Parking Meter Protest

Parking Ticket Geek | Posted 09.05.2009 | Chicago

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Two people protesting the installation of new parking pay boxes by LAZ Parking, were arrested this morning at around 9:30 AM in the 8900 block of sout...

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Scorned Parking Meter Company Hires College Kids To Tamper Driver Outrage

Chicago Sun-Times | FRAN SPIELMAN AND CAROL MARIN | Posted 07.19.2009 | Chicago

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Chicago's beleagured parking meter contractor has enlisted reinforcements in the battle for the hearts and minds of angry motorists....

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Parking Meter Breakdown Still Unexplained, Hacker Conspiracy Floated

ChicagoNow | Parking Ticket Geek | Posted 07.02.2009 | Chicago

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It's been nearly a week since Chicago's "Massive Meter Meltdown" last Wednesday. Yet, the cause is still shrouded in mystery....

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New Downtown Parking Meters Breakdown, Tickets Temporarily Suspended

Chicago Tribune | Posted 06.27.2009 | Chicago

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In the latest technological snafu to plague Chicago's troubled parking meter system, many of the newly-installed pay-and-display boxes in the downtown...

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Parking Meter Deal Could Be Windfall For City Hall Insiders

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 06.21.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Daley Parking Meters, Cortez Trotter, Santiago Solis, LAZ Parking, Mayor Daley, Chicago Parking Meters, Avis LaVelle, Chicago Parking Meter Privatization, Juan Gaytan, Chicago News

Two of Mayor Daley's former top aides -- and a security company once co-owned by the brother of Ald. Danny Solis (25th) -- are poised to make some ser...

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Parking Meter Lessee Has 'Substantially Improved': City

The Parking Ticket Geek | Posted 06.15.2009 | Chicago

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The city claims there were only 150 meters reported as broken or otherwise inoperable-- less than 1% of all meters.

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Chicago Parking Meter Firm Admits Problems, Asks For More Patience

Chicago Tribune | Jon Hilkevitch | Posted 06.05.2009 | Chicago

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LAZ Parking, a company that does business in 16 states and brings in more than $200 million annually, was poorly prepared to take over Chicago's parki...

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How The Chicago Parking Meter Lease Deal Went Down

Chicago Reader | Ben Joravsky and Mick Dumke | Posted 05.10.2009 | Chicago

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No one in Chicago has been happy about the recent hike in parking meter rates, but by last week the frustration had become outrage, and the outrage ha...

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Parking Ticket Relief: City Halting Meter Firm's Ticket Writing After 'Unacceptable' Performance

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 05.01.2009 | Chicago

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A private contractor that paid $1.15 billion to lease Chicago's 36,000 parking meters agreed Tuesday to delay price hikes in some areas and stop writi...

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Has The Parking Meter Revolt Begun?

The Parking Ticket Geek | Posted 04.24.2009 | Chicago

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As teams canvas the city changing meters to their new, much higher rates, another movement seems to be blossoming in reaction to these changes.

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Meter Rate Changes Behind Schedule

The Parking Ticket Geek | Posted 04.12.2009 | Chicago

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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.

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