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Geek Gets ‘Booted’, Punked April 1st
“WHAT?!?” I screamed into the phone. My wife, in a state of perpetual anger toward me normally, seemed even more irate than usual, accusing me of somehow, screwing up so badly managing the household’s...
View ArticleHere’s A Tip: Don’t Try To Drive Booted Vehicles
Most people don’t have to be told the function of a Denver boot. That’s because intelligent drivers instantly recognize that bright yellow, heavy metallic disk on your tire is designed to immobilize...
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City Of Chicago Boot Van Caught Parked Illegally
The back end of a DOR boot van blocks a driveway of a Roscoe Village gas station Naughty, naughty! An alert reader of this website snapped some photos of a Chicago Department of Revenue boot van parked...
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Driver Gets The Boot, Car Gets The Tire Iron
This story really makes no sense. AmySue Mertens, a writer for the Chicago Journal newspaper, reports on a recent odd incident in the West Loop. According to Merten, it seems the owner of a freshly...
View ArticleCop Gets Booted, Booter Gets Detained
Chicago Police Officer Racks Up 62 Parking Tickets : MyFoxCHICAGO.com Tempers might be flaring between the Chicago Police Department and Department of Revenue employees. Last Friday, according to Fox...
View ArticleScrapped Car Still Getting Red Light Tickets?
It’s a real head scratcher–a mystery that can only happen in the Windy City. A Chicago man’s car was impounded by the city due to an overabundance of parking ticket. But even though the car was...
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Booted Then Busted For Trying To Remove Boot
It was a bad day for Jovan Streeter. First, he got booted. He the proceeded to somehow, implausibly drive his car around the corner of where he was booted to a secluded area to try removing the boot...
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City Looking To Improve Parking At O’Hare With Technology
The City of Chicago is looking to improve parking at O’Hare Airport. Not by increasing the 25,000 parking spaces it controls at lots and garages adjacent to the airport, but through technological...
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Inspector General Investigates Overnight Booting Crews
Finds $320,000 In Lost Wages But Problem Gets Fixed A Chicago boot van catches an unaware scofflaw's vehicle at night The night shift was slacking off. That’s the short version of the results of an...
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Persistance Pays Off In Mistaken Boot Tampering Incident
Woman Gets $750 Refund After Red Tape Over Yellow Boot After a long and tiring airplane trip, the last thing you want to be waiting when you land is a surprise. A “surprise” is what Megan Nolan and her...
View ArticleChicago Driver Boots His Own Car To Stop Thieves
What lengths would you go to in order to prevent your car from being stolen? Car alarm? Lojak? Steering wheel lock? What about booting your own automobile? CBS 2 News came across a guy putting a boot...
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State Senator Silverstein Backs Off Boot Bill
Chicago drivers can breathe a sigh of relief today. That’s because the bill introduced in the Illinois State Senate in January to allow municipalities to drastically expand the use of the Denver boot...
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Booted In Private Lot, Man Attacks Attendant With Hammer
Marcus Forman, 41, charged with aggravated assault of a Global Parking Management employee. Photo credit: Chicago Police Department.He just wanted to buy some booze. Marcus Forman parked in a laundry...
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Boot & Run
A crafty driver in Logan Square found a way to escape the dreaded Denver boot and give the city the middle finger all in one fell swoop last night. The industrious car owner, finding his or her vehicle...
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Man Arrested After Taking Blowtorch To Denver Boot
70-year old Michael Ziemba has been accused of trying to use a blowtorch to remove the boot from this car. “I had to remove it somehow because I have money problems,” Michael Ziemba allegedly told...
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Private Booting Headed To 45th Ward
Booting vehicles in private parking lots may be coming to the northwest side’s 45th Ward according to DNA Info Chicago. Alderman John Arena (45th) recently introduced an ordinance to allow the practice...
View ArticleCBS 2 Showcases Global Parking’s Booting Tactics On SW Side
According to CBS 2 News, Global Parking Management is booting a lot of cars in a parking lot on Archer and Central. Global Parking Management’s services are used by businesses and mall owners to watch...
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City Hall Explores DIY Denver Boot Release Program
The Denver boot immobilizes another Chicago scofflaw. Chicago drivers dread getting booted–that is–the bright yellow Denver boot. But now, getting booted–or at least getting the boot removed may become...
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Parking Patrons Risk Boot At Wilmette Dairy Queen
Who knew a soft serve ice cream cone could cause so much controversy? Up in north suburban Wilmette, if you try to park your car in a strip mall parking lot to pickup a scrumpdilicious ice cream cone...
View ArticlePrivate Booting Expands To More Chicago Neighborhoods
Booting of vehicles on private property is now legal in 28 of Chicago’s 50 wards according to DNA Info....
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