The room seems to be spinning.
I think I’m going to vomit.
The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting Mayor Daley proposed a plan Wednesday to change the number of tickets that trigger a boot from three tickets to only two.
Two tickets?!? Are you kidding me?!?
I need to lay down for a minute. Read the Sun-Times piece and perhaps I’ll have some thoughts afterward.
Daley’s plan makes more vehicles boot eligible
CITY HALL | Aldermen balk at Daley’s idea of locking up more scofflaws’ cars to raise cash to help fill $400 million budget hole
BY FRAN SPIELMAN City Hall Reporter
Motorists with just two delinquent parking or red-light tickets would face the dreaded Denver boot, under a revenue-generating plan introduced by Mayor Daley Wednesday that infuriated Chicago aldermen.
Under the mayor’s proposal, 208,273 vehicles would currently be eligible for the boot.
In 2002, City Hall raked in more than $8.2 million and wiped 242,000 old p...
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The Chicago Reader’s Ben Joravsky, who has covered Democratic politics in Chicago for years, looks at Rahm Emanuel’s appointment as Barack Obama’s chief of staff through the lens of the Daley Political Machine in a new Prospect piece. He is fascinated by the different approaches Emanuel and Obama took to rise to the top.
The key to understanding the differences between Emanuel and Obama is to analyze the circumstances under which they joined ... more
Chicago’s Mayor, Richard M. Daley , has told reporters that both city and private sector workers should get ready for a clusterfuck.
The Mayor says that chief executive officers have told him to expect huge layoffs in the next month and into the new year.
Mayor Daley said: "Each one tells me what they’re laying off, and they’re going to double that next year. We’re talking huge numbers of permanent layoffs for people in the economy. It’s going to... more
"This is going to be all year, so it’s going to be a very frightening economy," Mayor Daley said. "Each one tells me what they’re laying off, and they’re going to double that next year. We’re talking huge numbers of permanent layoffs for people in the economy. It’s going to have a huge effect on all businesses." — According to CBS station in Chicago . ... more
[ISHOCKEY] Flyttryktena kring Washingtonveteranen Michael Nylander har tagit fart igen. Enligt tidningen Chicago Sun-Times kan en affär som skulle ta Nylander, 36, till Chicago vara nära förestående.... more
Today, the We The People Foundation have put out a new update regarding their Open Letter to Barack Obama .
Let’s get to it:
Update :
The purpose of this Update is threefold: (1)Â to provide the updated total of the funds received to date; (2), to inform you of our tentative decision and schedule regarding the publication of the Open Letter; and (3), to comment on a few related developments.
As of noon [Thursday, November 20], we have raised $27,131.04, which is sufficient fo... more
By Annie Aweeney Chicago Sun-TimesCHICAGO — There are at least 80 gangs dealing drugs on the city’s streets, protecting their business and territory with guns.On Saturday, Chicago Police gang and tactical officers from across the city will meet to learn about the best ways to anticipate what these criminal organizations -- with an estimated 75,000 members -- are doing and how to dismantle their ...... more
The Chicago White Sox have a losing streak going at the worst time ever! Losing three straight at the Metrodome was bad enough, but then we came back to Chicago, without a lead, trailing the Twinkies. And we lost against the Indians, this is the same Tribe that threw in the towel by dumping C.C. Sabathia to the Brewers. So now the losing streak had reached four, but Minnesota also lost, to the lowly Royals. Kansas City’s 20 games below .500, but has played ten games above .500 in Sept... more
Sunday - September 28th 2008 8.15pm EDT NFL Sunday Night Football
The Chicago Bears vs The Philadelphia Eagles looks set to be a fantastic NFL football game that you can’t afford to miss.
This NFL Sunday Night Football Game can be viewed live online for free.
The Eagles defence have proved what they are capable of when they sacked Pittsburgh nine times and as the Bears love to run the ball the Philadelphia defense may shut them down. read more ... more
West suburban town Western Springs jumps on the red light camera bandwagon according to the Chicago Tribune .
WESTERN SPRINGS: Red-light cameras to go up on Wolf Road
Village President Jack Lynch broke a tie vote Monday night to allow the village to install cameras to help catch motorists who run red lights at two intersections along Wolf Road in Western Springs.
Trustees Janet Dahl, Roger Hendrick and James Maragos voted against the plan to install cameras along Wolf at 55th Street and... more
Geek Editor Note : Due to heavy Ask The Geek question traffic, this week, I’m going to try to bang out answers to several straight forward questions.
Dear Parking Ticket Geek,
I have receive a seizure notice. I am not trying to get out of paying the tickets, I just need more time.
My question is can the City of Chicago Department of Revenue boot outside of the City of Chicago.I live in the suburbs, can they come out to suburbs to boot my car? The car is registered for t... more
It’s like a tsunami of red light cameras.
According to this article by The Daily Herald, South Elgin is just one of several Fox Valley communities who are considering or have already OK’d red light cameras.
Check out the quote at the end where they claim the cameras are about “safety” not revenue. I can’t believe these people can say such things with a straight face.
Read it and weep.
S. Elgin reviews red-light cameras
By Harry Hitzeman
South Elgin l... more
The Chicago Department of Revenue announced that on Sunday, just from 4:00 AM to 8:00 AM, the city’s parking ticket payment website and parking ticket search web page will be down from 4:00 AM to 8 AM.
What the hell are you doing up that early on a Sunday anyways? Unless you’re just coming home from a night of heavy drinking, or have a newborn baby at home–you shouldn’t be awake! Go back to sleep!
Web Payments and Queries Temporarily Unavailable July 20, 2008 ... more
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