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Author: Mark Lawrence

  • Win Two Free Tickets to Bulls v. Spurs!

    Do you have a funny parking ticket story?  Let us know, and you will have a chance to win two free tickets to see the Chicago Bulls play the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday February 17th at the United Center! Visit our Facebook fan page and tell us your story.  Post your story to our…

  • Chicago is #1 for Worst Traffic

    Holy Cow!  Chicago is #1 in road congestion in the United States… You don’t say?! The Urban Mobility Report found that Chicagoans waste 70 an additional hours a year sitting in traffic.  Those working a 40 hour per week corporate job, that is an additional 9 work days (almost 2 weeks!) you spend stuck in…

  • Driver Survival Seminar – Hosted by 44th Ward Alderman Tom Tunney

    Learn how to protect yourself against parking tickets and red light violations in the City of Chicago.  44th Ward Alderman Tom Tunney will be hosting a Driver Survival Seminar on Tuesday January, 25th from 7pm-9pm.  The FREE event will be held at the new 23rd District Police Station (850 W. Addison St., on Addison less…

  • Getting from O’Hare Airport and Midway Airport to the Chicago downtown

    TRAINS: From O’Hare: Locate the signs that lead you to the baggage claim to the CTA Train. You will want to take the Blue Line train (Heading south to Forrest Park). Trains come every 7-10 minutes, and the run most hours of the day. Click to see the official schedule. From Midway: Once again, use…

  • Updated – Luna Carpet Man is Acquitted of Ticket

    Remember Scott Larsen, the unlucky guy who got a parking ticket while he was feeding the parking meter downtown?  They city saw the video posted by NBC that documented the ticket being issued and they seem to have come to action.  According to The Expired Meter, the city threw out the ticket within 24 hours…

  • Ticketing in Action – Getting a Parking Ticket in Chicago’s Loop

    Someone got a parking ticket in the Loop today.  Here’s a photo taken at Washington and Wells of an individual who is part of the private ticket army that descends on Chicago’s streets.  Here’s a picture of the fairy ticket mother in action. Click to view full size. What was the ticket for?  Did the…