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Could they possibly be this petty?
- Numbers are down this year and this includes parkers. The Dept of revenue has been instructed to hit neighborhoods with high concentrations of police officers as residents as a form of retaliation. Please make sure you park 100 percent legally. They have been instructed to write regardless of how small the infraction may be, Example - your car bumper is hanging 1 inch over the yellow line.
This is no joke.
Actually, we could see this being true. Revenue is full of jags who owe their entire being to keeping the Machine rolling in revenue and what better place to generate revenue than in places where people actually have jobs.
This City kills us - Daley raises taxes by almost $300 million, Stroger forces through the largest tax increase in county history, saddling the populace with a 10.25% sales tax, Blago can't even balance his budget without raising taxes for the umpteenth time and what's the City's first offer for pay raises? 1.1%. We aren't even treading water - we're drowning, and they want us to be happy?
This City kills us - Daley raises taxes by almost $300 million, Stroger forces through the largest tax increase in county history, saddling the populace with a 10.25% sales tax, Blago can't even balance his budget without raising taxes for the umpteenth time and what's the City's first offer for pay raises? 1.1%. We aren't even treading water - we're drowning, and they want us to be happy?
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posted by SCC at 12:05 AM
130 Comments:
no problem, i always park legit and everything on car is up to date. same with wife's car. the city always cries poor mouth around contract time-- been going on for decades. when one of those revenue guys fucks with the wrong guy and gets thumped, take your time going to the call. let his other revenue buddies bail him out.
I hope the first batch of coppers to get tickets are the clowns still going out there and generating activity for the bosses who couldn't care less about them if/when the shit hits the fan. The ones still oblivious to the endless possible ramificatons for stepping on their dicks even slightly. The ones afraid to lose their precious early or "06" cars if they don't bring in a drinker, SUB or gambler.
And on a lighter note:
Speaking of retaliation...if this prejudicial enforcement is found to be legitimate, it'll be time to make the lives of Department of Revenue employees unbearable. About the only pro-active policing I'd endorse or partake in would be directed towards the cowards ticketing coppers in their own neighborhoods. Examples:
1- ANOV every DOR jagoff that you hopefully have the chance to observe dropping the paper backing from the adhesive to the ground (littering)as he/she applies a ticket to yours or a loved one's vehicle (or ANY vehicle).
Same applies for a discarded cigarette butt, etc.
2- DOR employees may have the radio in their City vehicle audible from 75 feet away or greater. Impound that vehicle.
3- TVB them whenever possible; I'd bet a month's salary that a good percentage of DOR employees are of the "Westside persuasion" and don't have proper documentation to legally operate a vehicle. And don't forget to write that parker for any minor infraction that most City vehicles have. City vehicles must still display a City Sticker, have both plates affixed and be roadworthy, just to name a few.
It seems that the powers that be want to start a war with an enemy that they truly underestimate. Let's hope the majority of us finally get on board and show the stuttering prick Daley as well as JFED and his band of merry clout cowards what we're really capable of.
This sounds about right. I have been in my house for seven years, and have never seen a dept. of revenue person come and give tickets. Last friday I saw one writing cars on my block. talked to my nieghbor and he told me his son was written on friday and saturday. The city isn't dumb. They know we have to pay them because we are city employees.
I read shit like this and I'm glad I stayed in the ol' neighborhood where I'm safe...............
The Revenue employees will write any City worker, not only the police. They even write each other, I have seen this one first hand.
If this is true, when you see those Dept. of Revenue people writing in your district, look for their trucks and write them tickets. In 019, they are out all the time, and, when they are on the side streets of Wrigleyville, they park in the "No Parking" spaces at the corners. In fact, some of those trucks do not have "M" plates on them. They are leased vehicles.
When will this end? How much longer will we be able to live in this city/county/state??
What is to blame? Daleys overspending ways? Illegals at the county hospital? All of us city workers wanting more money on the paycheck?
Revenue is down cause we dont write enough tickets?
Most of us are working a side job, our spouses are working. All that to send our kids to a decent private school and pay the bills.
Now he (King Ritchie, Stuttering Prick) is gonna send revenue out to the neighborhoods where we live. Im OK with it for the most part cause my cars are legal and are garaged.
He only has the power to do these things cause WE allow it. When the population of the City gets "fed" up with it, and public outcry reaches the breaking point maybe just maybe something will occur.
Hopefully something like a federal arrest warrant.
Ive had it.
Fuck this city, if you don't have to don't write parkers! Don't make money for someone you'll never get credit for or see your self.
P.S. Fuck this city!!!!!!!!!!!!
i had a revenue officer come onto my driveway and check to see if i had a city sticker.. which i did, told him i was going to call the police and have him arrested for trespassing, he took off before police could get to west end of 22 and i couldn't give enough info to id. him
Fuck them!They wanna play hardball?They wanna play rough?No more work that generates revenue..The City of Chicago Bonds are based upon revenue that the city brings in.Who generates the most revenue for the City of Chicago?We do!You know what to do.Fuck them!
In the meantime, if any of the parking enforcement people comit a traffic or parking violation, remember it's your duty to enforce those laws also.
If anyone observes what car these revenue people get out of make sure to return the favor in the mail.
Seems to be the only thing cops have to bargain with during negotiations. Loss of revenue does have an impact. Can't strike, but can cut down on the types of work that fill the city coffers. Now if only cops could stay out of the papers for a while...
I live in 60638 and the other night I seen dude walking down the street with a yellow vest on when I approached him to see what he was up to he had dept of rev id badge and informed me he was looking for any kind of violations. parking, city sticker, expd plates. Way to go Richie good way to get the shit kicked out someone send a black guy at night in prodimently white neighborhood and have him looking into cars.
What are the numbers for increase in taxes, city fees, gas, etc. and how much is being asked for in the contract? Hope it doesn't add up to a reduction in pay.
NO SUPPORT FROM ABOVE THEN NO POLICE WORK. NO CONTRACT NO WORK. WE THE POS HOLD THE POWER. WE CAN BRING DOWN DALEY TOO. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY, DALEY AND THE BOSSES DO THIS SO WHY SHOULDNT WE. STICK TOGETHER THERE IS POWER IN UNITY. JUST ANSWER YOUR JOBS AND GO HOME SAFELY AND DONT GET SUED OR FIRED.
look around you, they have been doing this for about 2 years.
I see boots on cars in my neighborhood ALL THE TIME, when driving through the ghetto, rare.
Also, EVERY time there is street cleaning, that revenue truck is driving by, before and AFTER the street cleaners have been through writing tickets to EVERY car.
Now, to give the benefit of the doubt, maybe the revenyue guys/gals are afraid to go into the ghetto??? That could be the only real excuse, it is diabolical if they are actually being ordered to do it...
It's already happening in 016. I got a parking ticket in front of my own house two weeks ago. FOP stickers are a dead giveaway, I guess.
Another completley false story. They are not in any neighborhoods outside the CBD. But I did hear that the sky is falling.
i can tell you that about 2 weeks ago signs up for street cleaning over in Mt greenwood.. they came through and hammered cars.. everything from parking on the wrong side of street to blocking the sidewalk for parking in your driveway.. not once but tne next day also...
revenue people have always had the attitude that they were above all, due to their clout. no is the time folks, what goes around, comes around. NO PASSES! NO "gimmie chance" No gimmie " a play", No nothing. write em'
Don't matter I park in my driveway and or in my garage.
I have my hungry 'Fido' patrolling my driveway and garage areas!
I dare them to come onto private property!
BWAA!!! HHAAA!!!!
Dont forget gas is about to be $5.00 a gallon!!!
We also can join the program. Write every city worker and the media with parkers and movers. Fair play. Hit churches and places of worship. Patrol areas known to employ revenue employees. Imagine your extreme joy to stop a ticket writer from dept of revenue? Better than sex. If we are not on the same team then the war is on.
mt greenwood was hit a couple of days ago. lots of tickets written for parrallel parking, a ticket i would never stoop so low to write.
And we will sit back and take it because the Chicago Police are not united.
We should be causing major trafic jams during rush hour by doing traffic stops and causing grid lock. Let the motorists flood 911/311 with calls. Take your time on paper, and write paper for anything you can causing backlogs.
We should be squeezing the mayors wee wee to get his attention. But no all we do is bitch on the blog and do nothing but take it. And I dont mean any disrespect to SCC...I love this blog!
Why are we so weak?
Idiots, anytime a warning ends with something like "This is no joke". It most certainly is. This was surely from some idiot trying to shake the tree. DoR would never win against the police. I would thoroughly enjoy pulling over one of those DoR vans on a busy w/e night. 10 to 1 the driver has a suspended license. And the ones on foot can easily be ticketed for J walking.
SCC, why you even posted this one is beyond me. You should know better.
Gee, if only this could be proven. Is'nt this illegal?
Just out of curiosity... does anyone know since we're talking about taxes... where does it say in a general order that we must have a land line phone. Telephone taxes are going up and if I don't need a house phone, I want to cancel it.
The war is on! No mercy! They want to play we can play! Ticket for ticket! Stop the dor vans for any violation:no turn signal-no seat belt- anythime they violate any law no matter how obscure nail em!
So does this mean there really is no parking in front of the Chicago Patrolmens bank?
DONT THINK I AM GOING TO GET A PARKING TICKET IN MY GARAGE WITH GAS PRICES THE WAY THEY ARE I THINK I AM GOING TO HAVE TO DO A LOT MORE BIKING
Hitting Mt. Greenwood, eh?
No more than 10 years ago the DoR was a 19th Ward province. Has that changed?
Look and see which ward controls revenue, and think about THAT next time you are told to vote for Ginger.
Anonymous said...
Idiots, anytime a warning ends with something like "This is no joke". It most certainly is. This was surely from some idiot trying to shake the tree. DoR would never win against the police. I would thoroughly enjoy pulling over one of those DoR vans on a busy w/e night. 10 to 1 the driver has a suspended license. And the ones on foot can easily be ticketed for J walking.
SCC, why you even posted this one is beyond me. You should know better.
6/08/2008 09:16:00 AM
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I guess everybody but YOU who posted is an idiot. Sorry to burst your bubble but it is true.
As for one of the above posters who stated that one of the DOR people was on his property he was trespassing. They Cannot go onto your property looking for violations. Perhaps a case report for Criminal trespass would be in order.
In 019/023 there are private outside contractor ticket writers. They are NOT D.O.R. employees. Most are M/1, F/1 who roam the Clark St and surrounding area. They specialize in zone parking enforcement but also nail everything on Clark. Its a white full size passenger van that says "parking enforcement" on the side. The dogs wear green vests. Everyone working in 019/023 should be aware of them and give NO BREAKS. They even wrote a foot guy who had a medallion on his car a few years back. F*** Them!!!
Welcome to the dictatorship! NOW BLOW TO VICEROY OBAMA!!! MUUUHAHAHAHAHAHA
Just out of curiosity... does anyone know since we're talking about taxes... where does it say in a general order that we must have a land line phone. Telephone taxes are going up and if I don't need a house phone, I want to cancel it.
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It says somewhere that we have to have one but how will they know? Are they going to do house checks? A telephone # is a telephone #. Who needs a land line these days?
the problem is these jagoffs keep hammering the tax payers of the city. we have WAYYYYYY too many people not pulling their weight and nothing is said or done about it. detroit part 2 coming soon! i bet these DOR slugs park illegal with their ''city of chicago'' vests on the dash or front seat. payback!
I have my hungry 'Fido' patrolling my driveway and garage areas!
U got that right! I live in Mt. Greenwood and keep the mother of my precious spawn on a chain too! That bitch keeps my SUV and Casa safe-like from those pimping revenue humps!
We'd never have these revenue problemas if Our Fair City had 'Vice Zones®' where the three traditional 'Vices', namely Gambling, Prostitution and 'Recreational Substances' (as mentioned in the Holy Bible) , were legalized, regulated and taxed...
Just out of curiosity... does anyone know since we're talking about taxes... where does it say in a general order that we must have a land line phone. Telephone taxes are going up and if I don't need a house phone, I want to cancel it.
6/08/2008 09:29:00 AM
Cancel it! Fill out the green form (change of address and/or telephone). Put your cell phone on there and cancel the home phone. I did it several years ago.
Question? If the DoR are writing us and we in turn write them, are we not doubling the revenue?
Answer: Yes you dopes!
Suggested solution: stop writing ALL TICKETS. Write only when you have no choice ie; t/a's and not even those in some instinences.
Brothers and Sisters in BLUE unite!
Remember, DOR vehicles must also be parked legally, like when they are eating lunch. Also, no talking on cell phones while driving. Oh yea, they too must obey all traffic laws.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
In the meantime, if any of the parking enforcement people comit a traffic or parking violation, remember it's your duty to enforce those laws also.
6/08/2008 04:30:00 AM
Remember to make the required notification to the IG's office when issuing ANOV, mover, or AR to city employees.
You guys sit there and complain on here about this. Easy solution dont park illegally. Are they making up charges and puttin a ticket case on you? If they are then beef. But apparently they arent. So shut up and dont park illegally. Problem solved.
Who cares...you should all have enough common sence to have your cars legit on everything. The "police" neighborhoods should generate the least amount of revenue.
It seems that the powers that be want to start a war with an enemy that they truly underestimate. Let's hope the majority of us finally get on board and show the stuttering prick Daley as well as JFED and his band of merry clout cowards what we're really capable of.
6/08/2008 12:44:00 AM
Yeah right.....Obviously the term "Administratively non-suit" means nothing to you.....it's what they do with all tickets issued to government vehicles or any other vehicle that they didn't want ticketed and you will never know about it since it is done by ....you guessed it...Department of Revenue!!!
Now, to give the benefit of the doubt, maybe the revenyue guys/gals are afraid to go into the ghetto??? That could be the only real excuse, it is diabolical if they are actually being ordered to do it...
6/08/2008 07:10:00 AM
...and maybe its because the police in the ghetto have stopped writing tickets resulting in a huge reduction in the amount of vehicles that are on the boot list.
Anonymous said...
Idiots, anytime a warning ends with something like "This is no joke". It most certainly is. This was surely from some idiot trying to shake the tree. DoR would never win against the police. I would thoroughly enjoy pulling over one of those DoR vans on a busy w/e night. 10 to 1 the driver has a suspended license. And the ones on foot can easily be ticketed for J walking.
SCC, why you even posted this one is beyond me. You should know better.
6/08/2008 09:16:00 AM
Without this blog, information would be hidden. This blog has proven to be a valuable tool in the past. A chnace to air greviances and report abuses. Yes they know better to continue the work and provide a voice for those without clout. If you are not happy, then read the sun times.
What a shame that our leader thinks the only way to communicate with us city workers is through bully like techniques. Sorry about the hit on parkers, I too am from 38 zip, my rear bumper was hanging over a cross walk line, ticket.
So be it. Let them keep trying to hit us working, tax paying and for the most part law abiding citizens. It still won't be a spit in the bucket compared to the lost revenue from the field units.
Keep up the good work out there and I will do my best to help you were I'm at.
peace.
Who the fuck are you guys kidding with your "no more writing this, no more doing that." I haven't written a parker or mover since they started supposedly towing squad cars and at the time everyone was "thats it, no more...." 2 weeks later people are lined up at the radio room checking out 2-3 parking books.
When are you people going to understand what really hurts the city?
Paper hurts the city. If you go to a call of a kicked in door don't write a CDTP report make it an attempt burglary. We all know that was what the bad guys were trying to do. If you get a call of a car fire and its stolen. Its an arson not damage to property by fire. Write as many reports as you can. The index crimes go up and the midget will see his Olympic dream disappearing.
I would love for this to be true. If someone has real information about this you can anonymously send your information to David Hoffman at the Inspector General's office. He will investigate and try to tie it to one of Daley's cronies. This is only guy in the city one can turn to when this shit happens. Send him your info, unless this is just another bullshit rumor.
Who cares, have your stuff legit and it won't matter, they will just anger the rest of the city employees.
anonymous said...
It's already happening in 016. I got a parking ticket in front of my own house two weeks ago. FOP stickers are a dead giveaway, I guess.
6/08/2008 07:29:00 AM
Don't park illegally and you won't get a ticket.
as Johnnie p hand ball player par excellece in the old 006 used to say slap his pee pee hes going bye bye
Just do your job the way you want to do your job! Don't worry if someone else is doing more or less. Oh yeah, thanks for all the back up you lazy pieces of shit.
Two true stories.
Last year I had my 26 year old pick up finally take one last shit on me. She wasn't running so I had it parked in my driveway, on the side of my house.It was up on jacks with wheel chocks under the front tires. I didn't buy a city sticker because it isn't drivable and it is only a lawn ornament. I go to the mailbox and there is a dept of revenue notice. I'm thinking that I must of received a parking ticket on one of my everyday vehicles. I open it and its a city sticker violation notice for my old truck. What pissed me off the most is that I had taken the plates off, and covered it with a tarp.
Any idiot could see it hadn't been moved in months.
I don't know what made me more angry, that the asshole department of revenue prick took time to somehow put my plate number on the ticket despite the plates not being displayed. Or that they lied and said it was parked on the street 1 1/2 blocks from my house address. When in reality it hadn't been moved in months and had never, ever, been park on that other block. What could I do? I paid it.
This 2nd incident happened this friday about 1830 hrs. I was headed (north) on I-90/94 west. I had exited at the Madison exit and was making my way up the ramp to go left (w/b) on madison. Due to the traffic conditions(it being rush hour on a friday, and the possibility of something going on at the United Center) traffic was horrendous. only 1 or 2 vehicles could pull out and make a left turn at madison, between cycles of the stoplights due to how they were timed to the east at Des plaines and to the west at Halsted. (Not to mention the traffic authority jag-offs at halsted & madison making things worse.)So after patiently waiting my turn to go left, I see a CTA supervisor in an SUV coming up the ramp at highwayspeed in my passenger side mirror. He is in the right turn only lane. He then gets to the top of the ramp and cuts in by switching on his oscillating yellow roof lights like he's police or fire. He goes westbound in the opposing lane of traffic until Halsted then cuts in and continues w/b. I thought it must be a bus accident with injuries or something.
I go left on halsted and west on Adams to avoid all the congestion on madison. A few minutes later I'm at the intersection of adams and racine (not entirely sure)and as I look right here is the same CTA jag-off with the take home SUV coming S/B hauling ass. Just as I think he's gonna blow the corner, he stops on a dime and up goes the overhead door to the underground parking garage of the new luxury condos there on the corner. He makes his right turn into the garage, of course showing no regard to the people walking on the sidewalk there. The door closed behind him and he was gone.
Way to go prick. Fuck the city and fuck the CTA too!
You showed what an asshole really is. You are home with a beverage in you hand while the rest of us are waiting OUR TURN in traffic.
As Ice T would sing, "nothin but a straight up Nxxxxx move!"
Why do they need take home cars anyway? Make them take public transit. Shit they ride for free anyway. It was probably Huberman!
Again..Fuck you very much!
ok so let them ghetto rats start walking around mt greenwood garfield ridge and edison pk. Who cares? I simply follow them to their cars and the only tickets i write will be their cars on hydrants. Get it in the mail and its DOUBLE bitches!
TO ALL WHO READ:
BE ADVISED THAT METER MAIDS, AKA REVENUE, PLACE EMPTY BAGS OF M&M's IN THEIR WINDOWS TO INFORM OTHER METER MAIDS (REVENUE) THAT A METER MAID OWNS THE CAR. THE PURPOSE IS OBVIOUS, BUT FOR THOSE WHO DON'T COMPRENDE, METER MAIDS DON"T WRITE TICKETS ON OTHER METER MAID'S CARS!!!
SO FROM NOW ON, PUT AN EMPTY M&M BAG IN YOUR FRONT & REAR WINDOW TO LET THE STREET SWEEPERS KNOW NOT TO TICKET YOUR CAR!!!
DIRECT FROM A REVENUE EMPLOYEE, or, METER MAID.
I wish that they will start on 812's beat. There are a lot of expired plates, no city stickers and vehicle registered to the burbs. Those owners of the "burb" cars are residents and have lived in the neighborhood for years. Their cars are parked there everyday. Shit; if I have to be legit, why can't they?
sounds on the button.. seen more parkers around neighborhood than ever before..look out for the street sweeper signs ....southwest corner of chicaga
jed fed will on his knees come august ..the wild wild west is a comin
total of 10+ POs around 3 block area
About a month ago I was stopping by 015 on business. There was a DOR guy writing a car on Menard Ave. half way past the "no parking here to corner" sign. The other cars were marked cars. DOR writes the civilian vehicle (lock-up keepers). The east parking lot was blocked off this day for some kind of CAPS bullshit. Coppers were telling him to hold up, but he kept on writing.
Every word I just wrote is the God's truth!
Even though it was not my car, maybe some day real soon I can return the favor on behalf of this officer.
"It seems that the powers that be want to start a war with an enemy that they truly underestimate.
6/08/2008 12:44:00 AM"
Now you're getting the picture.
Definition of Union: Unity.
I live in 60638
i'm sorry!!
OT: great job people. The intake at the county is getting really slow. I heard that it is about half of the volume compared to about 3 or 4 months ago. Hmmmm!! I wonder why that is. Leave the murdering, thieving, dope dealing scumbags on the streets. Its gonna be a long summer dickey boy.
" The city isn't dumb. They know we have to pay them because we are city employees.
6/08/2008 12:56:00 AM"
Actually, 'the city' is dumb, really dumb, as all arrogant pricks are dumb.
Contest every ticket, whether you're successful or not.
Challenge the factuality of every aspect of every ticket.
Challenge the truthfulness of every accusation contained within every citation, including the honesty of the individual issuing same.
The fact that 'the city' believes 'it/they' can bully the very employees of the city that enforce the city's laws is de facto proof of how dumb 'the city' truly is.
Daley, and his ilk, are making the same dumb mistakes Hitler and his Nazis made, dumb arrogance and dumb over-confidence in their belief of their own (imagined) omnipotent power.
How does that old saying go, 'For want of a nail.......'
"If this is true, when you see those Dept. of Revenue people writing in your district, look for their trucks and write them tickets. In 019, they are out all the time, and, when they are on the side streets of Wrigleyville, they park in the "No Parking" spaces at the corners. In fact, some of those trucks do not have "M" plates on them. They are leased vehicles.
6/08/2008 01:53:00 AM"
Brilliant idea; don't stop there, if 'they' want parkers, write them only on city/county owned/leased vehicles and city/county employee vehicles.
That would send a message.
"Fuck this city, if you don't have to don't write parkers! Don't make money for someone you'll never get credit for or see your self.
P.S. Fuck this city!!!!!!!!!!!!
6/08/2008 02:34:00 AM"
Write parkers, tons of parkers, on city/county vehicles and city/county employee vehicles.
Meet and exceed any 'quotas' this way.
When 'they' begin to see the pattern, maybe a few of 'them' will stroke out.
"Another completley false story. They are not in any neighborhoods outside the CBD. But I did hear that the sky is falling.
6/08/2008 07:43:00 AM"
Daley Troll.
(The sky is falling, though, on your ass)
Note to CPD and Public:
When the revenue workers or whoever is assigned to put up those street cleaning signs, they are only putting up a few signs, and I mean maybe one or two at each end of the block. The average citizen who parks their car in front of their house won't see one or two signs up and the ZAP all are ticketed. This appears to be a ploy by the city to get more revenue. I know, cause it hit a family member who said only one sign was up on the side of the street and practically the whole block got ticketed. Oh yea, on the NW side where people pay their tickets.
"SCC, why you even posted this one is beyond me. You should know better.
6/08/2008 09:16:00 AM"
Many things in life are beyond you.
Don't cry, don't cry, it won't be so bad, trying to find work in the 'private sector', you can always get your own Link card.
"Why are we so weak?
6/08/2008 09:12:00 AM"
The days of taking it are over.
The days of giving it have begun.
Those with an inherent sense of mercy can provide lubricant, if they choose.
Those with an inherent sense of payback will go with the dry-fuck.
In both cases, the assholes will be receiving the action they've invited.
It's not only the street rats who need to 'fear the police', not anymore.
"Telephone taxes are going up and if I don't need a house phone, I want to cancel it.
6/08/2008 09:29:00 AM"
Interesting.
What might A T & T think about this?
And to whom would A T & T be crying, should the number of ex-customers get their attention?
Another completley false story. They are not in any neighborhoods outside the CBD. But I did hear that the sky is falling.
6/08/2008 07:43:00 AM
Hey dumbass, the DoR is in every neighborhood not just the central business district. Who do you think boots the cars? has the printed tickets? They are in vans, on bikes and on foot. Remember people, regardless of their mode of transport, we have laws covering them all!!!!
why are they so willing to up the ante for the olympics if there is no money, but they cant give their hardest workers a raise. dont they know that without police and fire, there is no olympics,
Leave Chicago people!! The burbs pay better and actually appreciate the police. Trust me, I left CPD several years ago and it was the best move I ever made. I actually make a little more in salary, my kids go to the great public schools, the police administration and village board actually love the cops on the department. Best advice: Leave that ungreatful city of Chicago!!
D.O.R.HAS BEEN IN GARFIELD RIDGE AND CLEARING. SEEN THEM WRITING TICKETS AROUND ST RENE AREA. THIS JOB IS SO GOD AWFUL LATELY. I JUST GO TO WORK NOW AND SHOW UP. NO MORE TAKING THAT XTRA STEP, NO MORE TICKETS, NO MORE LISTENING AT ROLL CALL CAUSE WHO CARES WHAT GOES ON ANY MORE.IT SUCKS. ITS A SHAME WE THINK LIKE THIS BUT IM SO TIRED OF BEING FUCKED OVER. NOT JUST BY JFED AND THE PEOPLE ON THE STREET, BUT BY THE BOSSES AND THE POLICE THAT THINK THEIR GOD.WE USE TO ALL BE OF ONE ON THIS JOB NOW ITS EVERYONE FOR THEM SELFS. FUCK IT IT SUCKS.
there you go SCC "heard another" rumor..
the sky is falling the sky is falling
I dont have a land line..Havent had one in years...
Whats with the 020th district coppers writing meters on Clark St (Andersonville) has it come to this....meters???
WTF! You are complete softball if you actually take the time to get off your bike or out of your car and look at a meter!
Note to CPD and Public:
When the revenue workers or whoever is assigned to put up those street cleaning signs, they are only putting up a few signs, and I mean maybe one or two at each end of the block. The average citizen who parks their car in front of their house won't see one or two signs up and the ZAP all are ticketed. This appears to be a ploy by the city to get more revenue. I know, cause it hit a family member who said only one sign was up on the side of the street and practically the whole block got ticketed. Oh yea, on the NW side where people pay their tickets.
6/08/2008 04:03:00 PM
I'm also a northsider - by me they've changed the color of the street cleaning signs from bright orange to dark green w/black letters. after sunset you can't see any of the signs! on the green light poles, you can hardly notice the difference during the day! I've called the alderwoman (laurino) to complain, but no answers/explanation was given nor was any expected change.
I'll take pictures next time and try to use those.
What did you people expect from civilian parking enforcement employees? They have no bond or affinity with us. To them, we are ALL assholes. Park legally. When they call for help (and they WILL) take your time to get there. You'd be surprised how many punches a hostile motorist can nail them with by the time you "legally" park your squad, secure it, and approach the scene of the disturbance! Give them what they give you....nothing.
Anonymous said...
Leave Chicago people!! The burbs pay better and actually appreciate the police. Trust me, I left CPD several years ago and it was the best move I ever made. I actually make a little more in salary, my kids go to the great public schools, the police administration and village board actually love the cops on the department. Best advice: Leave that ungreatful city of Chicago!!
6/08/2008 05:45:00 PM
Where is your dept located at??Narnia?
thats it, no more...." 2 weeks later people are lined up at the radio room checking out 2-3 parking books.
i'm with you, i don't get these guys now go get activity so the city can have a GD parade their the ones we protect.
Children,little Bitchie does not need you to write parkers,those of you that do it is just gravy.He has more civilians out writing tickets 24-7 than you kids realize.All he wants you to do is answer your calls and do paper,exactly what you say you do.With red light cameras and his revenue people he does not need you for anything else.Bitchie boy won a long time ago nothing you can do about it.
Why doesn't the dept of revenue go write tickets in the hood? Cause they are scared. They keep them in the ares where people work and aren't going to beat them up or harrass them for ticketing their vehicles. The Dept of revenue workers are out at all hours of the day and night in 023. The only good thing about that is that I no longer have to write parkers. I can tell my boss, hey those guys are out there writing tickets and there are none left for me to write. For some reason I don't ever see any of them north of montrose....hmmmmmmmmm.
these people need to stop targeting the working tax payers of chicago. I say send them to the west side, I think they would absolutely deter crime by their presence and ticket writing. I think we should give them bicycle and have them do traffic stops and write movers too.
O/T, maybe not, got my water bill yesterday, it went up 20 percent! the dept. of rev. assholes go out of their way to write cars with fop emblems/stickers, from what I heard they know that these veh. owners will pay the tickets. Makes sense, since I was called in to see the w.c. about overdue pkg. tickets, that I honestly did no know existed, (that can happen when u let your teen age offspring use your car). Was ordered to pay up the same day!
6/08/2008 03:37:00 PM,
6/08/2008 03:52:00 PM,
6/08/2008 03:55:00 PM,
6/08/2008 03:58:00 PM,
6/08/2008 04:02:00 PM,
6/08/2008 04:06:00 PM,
6/08/2008 04:12:00 PM,
6/08/2008 04:15:00 PM:
Wow.
There just aren't enough words to describe how thankful I am for all of your inspired commentary. You have more common sense and humility than all the rest of mankind put together, and thankfully that is a special gift you never shy away from sharing with the rest of us poor mortals. All of life's mysteries are solved, all of the wrongs of the world are made right, and you are the reason. When do you find the time to be a mere human being? Your ex-wife, kids, and life-partner must all be proud.
Keep up the good work! Thanks SCC for allowing such wise and humble words to be posted for all to absorb.
Paper hurts the city. Write as many reports as you can. The index crimes go up and the midget will see his Olympic dream disappearing.
6/08/2008 01:15:00 PM
I couldn't agree with you more, think of it this way; The more reports you write during your tour of duty the less chance of being sued, stripped, suspended, fired or worse shot and killed. Now I am not a punk, but I am no longer chance my life for a community that does not want or appreciate their police... The w/c can't breathe down your neck about activity if your are giving him 10 reports a night. It just is not worth doing proactive police work right now, so give them what they want reports...
"What could I do? I paid it.
6/08/2008 02:35:00 PM"
Request a hearing and contest it.
Show proof of what you've stated here, present a sworn affidavit, photos of the vehicle on your property, etc..
Even if you lose, you delay having to pay and every little bit of the lack of cash flow matters.
If everyone who gets a parker contests them, challenging the factuality of the allegations, the truthfulness of the citation writer and every other factor concerning the ticket, the backlog at these administrative hearing offices will drive the employees there fucking nuts.
"6/08/2008 12:27:00 PM"
So what, that's not the point.
Meet your 'quotas' by writing only city/county owned vehicles.
If you know for a fact that a private vehicle is owned by a city employee, preferably a clouted cock sucker, write those too.
No revenue from non-suits, but plenty of 'quotas' being met.
Bully the bullies and see how ball-less they turn out to be.
IT NOT THAT COMPLICATED...
FOR EVERY HUNDRED DOLLARS IN FINES U PAY TAKE 3 MEDICAL DAYS.
JUST ENJOY UR SELF AND RELAX.
HELL MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND GET UR SELF CHECKED OUT TOO WHILE UR SICK.
If the city is really looking for revenue, how about going after those illegal push cart food vendors?
There has to be a few thousand dollars to shaken from each one of them, what with licensing, health inspection, tax stamps, etc..
Oh, no. Those are just poor people trying to make a better life by working. Aren't we all?? It is a lot easier to make money in a business if you don't have to pay licensing, registration and taxes.
Oh, and that is their culture in their country...so why aren't they there???
just drive by the bourbon street area (the chicago side) on a thurs pm after 9pm. DOR or S n S is writing tickets and the tow truck are lined up for the permit parking violations. also bt 2211-1st watch -the old fat white guy (R.DeG) goes out of his way to write coppers tickets
"Keep up the good work! Thanks SCC for allowing such wise and humble words to be posted for all to absorb.
6/08/2008 10:14:00 PM"
And yet, not a single word from you commenting on the specifics mentioned.
You, sir, are as reliable as they come.
All sarcasm, no substance.
You must fit right in, wherever you are.
The police neighborhoods have parking all over the place. There are single family homes there with garages, and empty streets. It's the downtown, North Side cops that have a harder time finding parking spots.
"If the city is really looking for revenue, how about going after those illegal push cart food vendors?
There has to be a few thousand dollars to shaken from each one of them, what with licensing, health inspection, tax stamps, etc..
Oh, no. Those are just poor people trying to make a better life by working. Aren't we all?? It is a lot easier to make money in a business if you don't have to pay licensing, registration and taxes.
Oh, and that is their culture in their country...so why aren't they there???
6/08/2008 11:25:00 PM"
"Oh, no. Those are just poor people trying to make a better life by working. Aren't we all??"
Trade places with them and then tout your idea for increasing revenue.
Taxpayers are being bleed out by the thieves in city, county and state government, and you want to promote strong-arming people doing work you wouldn't wish on your worst enemy.
Jesus would be proud of you, wouldn't he?
You guys sit there and complain on here about this. Easy solution dont park illegally. Are they making up charges and puttin a ticket case on you? If they are then beef. But apparently they arent. So shut up and dont park illegally. Problem solved.
6/08/2008 12:13:00 PM
-----------------------------------Sounds like a great idea Mr Suburbs! Do you think this is Naperville or something?
anonymous said...
Note to CPD and Public:
When the revenue workers or whoever is assigned to put up those street cleaning signs, they are only putting up a few signs, and I mean maybe one or two at each end of the block. The average citizen who parks their car in front of their house won't see one or two signs up and the ZAP all are ticketed. This appears to be a ploy by the city to get more revenue. I know, cause it hit a family member who said only one sign was up on the side of the street and practically the whole block got ticketed. Oh yea, on the NW side where people pay their tickets.
6/08/2008 04:03:00 PM
That used to happen in my N side neighborhood, too, until I griped to the alderman and Streets & San (connected by a 311 operator) all the while pointing out that in the more affluent neighborhoods (such as Lincoln Park) there are always plenty of street cleaning signs. The situation in my area improved immediately.
I'm also a northsider - by me they've changed the color of the street cleaning signs from bright orange to dark green w/black letters. after sunset you can't see any of the signs! on the green light poles, you can hardly notice the difference during the day! I've called the alderwoman (laurino) to complain, but no answers/explanation was given nor was any expected change.
I'll take pictures next time and try to use those.
6/08/2008 07:49:00 PM
There are different-colored signs for each day of the week. This was all over the news a while back. Your alderwoman must be asleep at the wheel.
i can tell you that about 2 weeks ago signs up for street cleaning over in Mt greenwood.. they came through and hammered cars.. everything from parking on the wrong side of street to blocking the sidewalk for parking in your driveway.. not once but tne next day also...
they hammer every neibhorhood during street cleaning.
I was writing residential zone parking tickets recently and came across some cars with city reflective vests and city employee ID's on the window. fuck that, they get tickets, if I get tickets, everyone gets tickets. No fucking city employee gets a break, only sworn or retired. Period.
hater said...
IT NOT THAT COMPLICATED...
FOR EVERY HUNDRED DOLLARS IN FINES U PAY TAKE 3 MEDICAL DAYS.
JUST ENJOY UR SELF AND RELAX.
HELL MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND GET UR SELF CHECKED OUT TOO WHILE UR SICK.
6/08/2008 11:08:00 PM
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Bull-fucking-shit! $100 in fines equals 6 days medical, inflation you know. There isn't a damn fucking thing the city can do about it either. They spar you due to no tickets? Medical. It was good enough 25 years ago, it's good enough today.
Years ago they would call you a pussy if you only took three days medical if a Sgt or Capt fucked with you. Those old timers would go out for a month! They were merciless and had balls or solid iron.
anonymous said...
"What could I do? I paid it.
6/08/2008 02:35:00 PM"
Request a hearing and contest it.
Show proof of what you've stated here, present a sworn affidavit, photos of the vehicle on your property, etc..
Even if you lose, you delay having to pay and every little bit of the lack of cash flow matters.
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I always request a hearing. That delays the pay by several months and costs them more in admin fees and the ticket costs me the same. Then I hit the medical. The city loses on each parking ticket they write me.
who cares. If your shit is not legit you deserve the ticket.
"The old timers had balls and they went on the medical"
WTF????
The medical is the chicken-shit way out. All you are doing is fucking your other coppers who can't get a day off because of your hissy-fit.
Mr. SouthSide says---
"I'm a northsider...they changed the color of the signs..."
First, there is no reason to apologize for being a northsider.
Check out that big letter in the middle of the signs. If you need help--here goes:
M=Monday
W=Wednesday, etc.
Glad to be of service.
Mr. SouthSide says---
"...my 26 year old pickup truck was on the side of my house, up on jacks, with chocks on the wheels..."
Hi Neighbor! Haven't heard from you in a while. Do you still have my Jeff Foxworthy DVD?
Write me a ticket and see what happens. How bout a spin kick right to your stupid head. You have to be a total "jagbag" to give these wipes activity the way things are now. You get no backing from bosses on "confrontational parkers". It aint worth it man. You ticket my ride and you have an ass whooping coming. I don't care if I'm on a hydrant. I will hit you so hard your whole family will bleed!
Infection is complete.
Fuck them, lioke others have said go to the west side and pilsen as a bonus in pilsen your could yell immigration and watch them all scatter!
Don't know if thats true but I got one in a private lot for meter violation on a sunday by one of these clowns, put it on the windshield over my FOP sticker.
Jesus would be proud of you, wouldn't he?
6/08/2008 11:38:00 PM
You are, so the answer is yes.
"I always request a hearing. That delays the pay by several months and costs them more in admin fees and the ticket costs me the same. Then I hit the medical. The city loses on each parking ticket they write me.
6/09/2008 06:20:00 AM"
Excellent.
And yet, not a single word from you commenting on the specifics mentioned.
I'm on your side this time, pal! I was simply praising your G*d-given abilities as a master debater. Is it wrong to admit that you are so much smarter than the rest of us? No.
It's a stretch I know, but have you ever considered changing your abrasive lawyer-speak mantra style and learning to write using contemporary english? I can mail you a copy of the Chicago Manual of Style via our good friend SCC. Take a chance and let me know. Like those pesky nose hairs, I'm always here for you, buddy!
By the way, what were the 'specifics mentioned' again?
Those with an inherent sense of mercy can provide lubricant, if they choose.
Those with an inherent sense of payback will go with the dry-fuck.
In both cases, the assholes will be receiving the action they've invited.
Can those payback assholes with an inherent sense of mercy, like yourself, opt to go with the dry-fuck followed by a gentle application of soothing aloe vera lotion?
Private company that writes parkers is located in the 3700 block of south Iron St. the parking enforcement truck/white van is always parked there illegally
"Can those payback assholes with an inherent sense of mercy, like yourself, opt to go with the dry-fuck followed by a gentle application of soothing aloe vera lotion?
6/09/2008 03:21:00 PM"
Sure, for an extra surcharge.
And if they bring their own lotion and apply it themselves.
"By the way, what were the 'specifics mentioned' again?
6/09/2008 01:58:00 PM"
Scroll up and give reading another try.
"You ticket my ride and you have an ass whooping coming. I don't care if I'm on a hydrant. I will hit you so hard your whole family will bleed!
'
6/09/2008 10:06:00 AM"
Yeah ok Chuck Norris. Let's see you put that in action. The Metermaid is looking forward to that payday,while you're head off to the Penitiary.
Go back in the basement have another beer,& continue posing in the mirror whilst clad in your Gold lame' Banana Hammock. What a Loser!
"You are, so the answer is yes.
6/09/2008 01:07:00 PM"
Am I?
park legit and you have no worries...
Wow, like people never got tickets before. Yes SCC, you are just adding fuel to the fire and aggravating a bunch of naive readers on this blog. Sad to say, a lot of these naive readers are coppers. One person starts a b.s rumor and the rest just come up with stories to try to back it up, "i saw this happen" "This happened to me, I swear ever word is true" And I hope the guy that was gonna call on the dor guy in his driveway wasn't the police. If he was he could have locked him up himself. "Get off my property, No? Ok turn around and put you hands behind your back" nuff said.
Oops you got a ticket, sorry dude, if your not legit too bad. Pay back is a bitch, start writing the dor people.
Bam Bam Wilke said...
Write me a ticket and see what happens. How bout a spin kick right to your stupid head. You have to be a total "jagbag" to give these wipes activity the way things are now. You get no backing from bosses on "confrontational parkers". It aint worth it man. You ticket my ride and you have an ass whooping coming. I don't care if I'm on a hydrant. I will hit you so hard your whole family will bleed!
6/09/2008 10:06:00 AM
Tough talk bam bam. You will never find who wrote the ticket. Park legal and avoid the problems. BY the way, your name is says alot about you. Now go back into your basement room, son.
Anonymous said...
I was writing residential zone parking tickets recently and came across some cars with city reflective vests and city employee ID's on the window. fuck that, they get tickets, if I get tickets, everyone gets tickets. No fucking city employee gets a break, only sworn or retired. Period.
6/09/2008 06:13:00 AM
Rather than threats, pay back is a bitch. Enforce the same laws on DOR. I would love to make a traffic stop on a DOR employee or other civilian ticket writers.
"...but have you ever considered changing your abrasive lawyer-speak mantra style.....
6/09/2008 01:58:00 PM"
Sorry, I'm not a politician.
Anonymous said...
Another completley false story. They are not in any neighborhoods outside the CBD. But I did hear that the sky is falling.
6/08/2008 07:43:00 AM
You are completely WRONG. They have been spotted in 016, more specifically, on the 5400 and 5500 blocks of Sayre Av.
The Keesing Bandit says---
I have plenty of aloe vera lotion. I buy it on sale and stock up.
Now, kees me you fool!!!
I was writing residential zone parking tickets recently
**Why in the hell would you do something like that?!?!
What's a parker??
What's a mover??
Anyone see my ticket book??
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