Thursday, July 16, 2009

Boot Blitz

Shortshanks needs money, damnit.
  • Scrounging for cash to erase a threatened $300 million year-end shortfall, Chicago is going after motorists with two unpaid tickets older than one year with a vengeance -- by mailing 183,293 seizure notices and booting 3,493 vehicles.

    The City Council's controversial decision to drop the threshold for applying the Denver boot for the first time in seven years -- from three-unpaid tickets to two -- has touched off a booting blitz.

And the amusing part?
  • Through June 30, the city had issued 1.38 million tickets, roughly 18,000 fewer than it did during the same period last year.

    Parking enforcement aides were apparently unable to pick up the slack from Chicago Police officers, whose ticket-writing dropped by nearly 10 percent last year.

Ticket writing takes a back seat to radio backlogs, which are on pace to surpass last year's record. We can't do the mission with the numbers we have it shows, not just in the ticket fall off, but in the aggravated battery increases.

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26 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

9-76-220(B) Window Tint $250.00 Mr. Gangbanger does not appreciate it when he receives the highest fine for a parking violation on his drive by vehicle.

7/16/2009 12:06:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

You can't have your "cake" and eat it, too. Didn't Marie Antoinette lose her head with that one?

7/16/2009 12:07:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

You'll get fewer tickets still, shortshanks. You little prick, you. Thanks for screwing us for so long you miserable son of a bitch.

7/16/2009 12:19:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Can't do!?

Oh I can but I refuse to!

Hey Daley, do you know how many parkers I'm going to check off with for missing/expired city stickers?

ZERO!

7/16/2009 12:36:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Please make sure you ONLY write tickets on vehicles with assault weapon toting drivers. Let's see how fast Daley boots them. About as fast as the cable companys stopped illegal cable in the jets I'll bet. I ain't pimpin for the Shanks bitch. Write your own shit.

7/16/2009 12:43:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

street cleaner were here to day and here cone dog on bike writting tickets

7/16/2009 12:48:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

City Stickers are past due at this point, make sure you have one on your car if you plan on parking anywhere near the station.

7/16/2009 12:51:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thats 82 million in revenue from that number of tickets.....If Paid.

7/16/2009 05:01:00 AM  
Blogger Stopthepresses2 said...

The city announced it will also boot different types of vehicles under the new program. See them here, http://stopthepresses2.blogspot.com/

7/16/2009 05:25:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

What is the license plate number of Alderman Ed Burke's city owned and operated vehicle?

Once that is obtained then any member of the media, including Fran Speilman, can FOIA the number of non-suits that have been approved for that vehicle. It would be interesting to see how many red light camera violations and parking citations that Alderman Burke has authorized for himself!

But then Alderman Burke is royality not common folk like you and I. Just ask him and his numerous bodyguards.

7/16/2009 07:06:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE REGISTERING THEIR VEHICLES OUTSIDE THE CITY.THIS USE TO BOTHER ME BUT I'M SURE MOST OF THEM ARE TIRED OF BEING NICKLE AND DIMED BY THE CITY.
I CANT BLAME THEM.

7/16/2009 07:21:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

If Daley wants to boot my truck, it's over at the Victory yard in Bensenville. He can otherwise shove the boot up his ass.

7/16/2009 07:26:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE REGISTERING THEIR VEHICLES OUTSIDE THE CITY.THIS USE TO BOTHER ME BUT I'M SURE MOST OF THEM ARE TIRED OF BEING NICKLE AND DIMED BY THE CITY.
I CANT BLAME THEM.

7/16/2009 07:21:00 AM
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Still subject to our city sticker if primarily used here,housed here, etc. CPD officers repeatedly lose on this one when claiming the car is registered at the summer home and not subject to city sticker. Don't even bother trying to fight it.

7/16/2009 08:28:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
street cleaner were here to day and here cone dog on bike writting tickets

7/16/2009 12:48:00 AM

Must live in a white area that is the only areas they write! To scared to write in shit englewood,005,003 etc...

7/16/2009 10:10:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
What is the license plate number of Alderman Ed Burke's city owned and operated vehicle?

Once that is obtained then any member of the media, including Fran Speilman, can FOIA the number of non-suits that have been approved for that vehicle. It would be interesting to see how many red light camera violations and parking citations that Alderman Burke has authorized for himself!

But then Alderman Burke is royality not common folk like you and I. Just ask him and his numerous bodyguards.

7/16/2009 07:06:00 AM

He has an M plate on his black crown vic!

7/16/2009 10:11:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance".

Sounds like King Daley.

7/16/2009 11:33:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

If Daley wants to boot my truck, it's over at the Victory yard in Bensenville. He can otherwise shove the boot up his ass.

7/16/2009 07:26:00 AM

Hey.... is the guy with the swwwweeeet watch still work there???

7/16/2009 02:17:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

It would be very interesting to see how many red light camera violations and parking citations are non-suited for Alderman Burke, Mayor Daley and the other so-called big-wigs have received.

Let us start looking for the license plates of these VIP'S so the media can then FOIA the information!

They want us to pay but you can be assured that they and their friends do not.

7/16/2009 04:37:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Funny I remember how much REVENUE the Impoundments were making when it first started at 111 S. State.

Police were getting paid and the City still made 3 times what teh copper got.

HOWEVER......

They stopped PAYING/NOTIFYING us and though the building was built based on the revenue on Superior ave. somoen in their (greedy) or infinite wisdom CUT US OUT!

So...........

Impoundment numbers DIPPED/DROPPED and therefore (after you stopped paying the police to work) the REVENUE cut!

Was it good for voters at the time?
Was it plain greed?

Who knows but anybody that knows what I am talking about who was a "court whore" can agree the City dropped the ball on this one!

3 bars

7/16/2009 05:19:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Why don't they have automatic tows for everyone who doesn't have a driver's license?? That includes suspended and revoked. Three quarters of the south-of-the border population who also don't obey the mandatory insurance laws will fall into this category. Ask $400 to get the car out ( show ownership, license and insurance). AFter 60 days if no one claims the car sell the cars and make your money. Cha-ching for the city and at the same time make the street safe again. How many hit and runs and drive-bys have license and insurance????? Not many.

7/16/2009 07:10:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

To 7/16/2009 07:10:00 PM:


625 ILCS 5/6-301 to 5/6-307
(Driving without a License)

Why don't you guys do spot checks in areas that have such an obvious Illegal Population?

I don't mean "Profile"........But half the Fucks in this city talk on a cell while they drive.....You have probable cause to pull over for a ANOV right there.

/Waiting for a Police Exam

7/16/2009 09:08:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

How much are they going to lose on Zone parking tickets? If you are (were) someone who wrote zone parking it was real easy, just look for the little sticker the same color as the city sticker. Now we're supposed to read each and every sticker to see if it says 'zone' or 'none' ? I don't think so.
Hope they saved enough on not printing another sticker to cover the tickets that won't be written.

7/16/2009 09:41:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
It would be very interesting to see how many red light camera violations and parking citations are non-suited for Alderman Burke, Mayor Daley and the other so-called big-wigs have received.

Let us start looking for the license plates of these VIP'S so the media can then FOIA the information!

They want us to pay but you can be assured that they and their friends do not.

7/16/2009 04:37:00 PM

daleys lincoln M8800

7/16/2009 09:54:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

We need the plate on Burke's vehicle!

7/17/2009 05:57:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

ed burke licence plate is eb 14 il and it does not have a veh sticker he also changes the m plate every two months the real police

7/17/2009 09:52:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Dont write any tickets till they free Cozzi.

7/17/2009 09:58:00 PM  

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