City OK’s Flat Tax for Parking The city said A-OK to Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s flat tax proposal. Starting July 1, there will be a flat tax of 20% on the weekdays, and 18% on the weekends for parking in Chicago. The current tax plan charges customers a max of $5 on parking fees of $12 or […]
SpotHero ready for Another successful (parking) season SpotHero is excited to welcome back Cubs baseball for 2013. We have a young and successful history with baseball on the north side, and are excited to be back offering even more convenient and easy parking options. Back in 2010 Spothero got its start reserving parking at Cubs games, and […]
The 2013 Lollapalooza schedule was announced earlier this week, and since we are the official parking partners of Lollapalooza, we thought we could share in the excitement! This is is slated to be another great one, and lets all keep our fingers crossed for better weather. Rock on! Lollapalooza 2013 THE CURE MUMFORD & SONS THE KILLERS NINE INCH […]
Traffic in Chicago can be beat! Chicago is notorious for its traffic. One of the worst in the country, Chicagoans are used to sitting in rush hour traffic almost every day of the week. Unless you work the night shift at 2am, you usually hit traffic during some point in the day. Whether you are […]
Enjoy more time in the sun. Leave the circling to us! It doesn’t get much better than summer time in the city! With the long winters Chicagoans go though, we deserve some fun in the sun. Oak Street Beach is just one of the many places where we can soak it up. At the tip of Michigan […]
Know the schedule, look for the signs, avoid parking tickets Whether or not the Chicago air feels like it, spring is here, and spring cleaning for the city streets of Chicago has come along with it. This Monday (April 1) will begin Chicago’s spring/summer street cleaning. The posted orange signs on trees will make their appearance once again, […]
White Sox hoping to stay healthy, over achieve in 2013 Last season, the Chicago White Sox had little to no pre-season hype. In an AL Central division that was dominated by the Detroit Tigers, and first time manager Robin Ventura at the wheel, not many had high expectations for the south siders. Throughout the season […]
SpotHero Parking Guide It doesn’t get much better than summer time in Chicago. The summer is filled with festivals, sports, music, entertainment and beaches along Lake Michigan. One of Chicago’s most popular beaches is North Avenue Beach. Just north of downtown, and east of Lincoln Park North Avenue Beach is one of the biggest, and best. If […]
SpotHero Momentum Continues Over the past few months SpotHero has seen some dramatic growth, with even more on the horizon. In just three months we have seen an expansion to Washington DC, Mobile Parking Reservations available for every city through our android and iPhone app, and to top it all off the SpotHero team has expanded. It […]
Gear up for Spring and Summer While it might not feel like the second day of spring, yesterday marked the first day of the season. Get those short shorts, tank-tops and ball gloves ready because sooner rather than later (hopefully) spring will be in full swing! Every Chicagoan knows when the warm weather comes, the […]