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Parking Meters To Be Fed Sundays And Holidays Under Privatization Plan
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... a requirement that meters be fed seven days a week, including holidays, to allowing the private operator to write parking tickets as frequently as every two hours at two-hour meters. "This ordinance is fundamentally changing not just the price, but the enforcement...That's really scary," said Ald. Tom Tunney (44th). "I could see people having to carry big bags of quarters -- big bags of money -- to deal with" these rate hikes, said Ald. Danny Solis (25th). Read the entire article here. ...

Chicago approves privatization of city parking meters
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... in Illinois. Pointing to the tangled web of corporate ownership, Burke said, “Does the Law Department want us to do business with entities that, No. 1 we can’t figure out and No. 2 don’t bother to register in Illinois?” He added, “The reason people don’t trust Wall Street is exactly what we’re seeing here. This is why investment bankers have brought this nation’s economy to the brink of disaster. Some people don’t think we should do business with people like this.” Read more: http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/1312003,chicago-park... Part of the reason Chicago is bust today is ...