Motorists’ Wallets Will Suffer In New Year
When local governments are broke, motorists should hide their wallets. Car owners always seem to be the fall guys when local governments can’t balance their budgets. Perhaps in no year is this more...
View ArticleParking Meter Rates Change Starting January 2nd
Chicago Retains Title For America’s Highest Meter Rates While officially, Chicago’s increased parking meter rates kicked in at midnight New Year’s Day, meter rates will begin changing on Tuesday,...
View ArticleChicago Parking Meter Rate Increase Starts New Year’s Day
Talk about a hangover. While many are nursing headaches from over celebrating on New Year’s Eve, Chicago drivers will experience another year of parking headaches due to parking meter rates going up...
View ArticleMayor Denies Back Room Negotiations On Meter Lease Deal
Mayor Emanuel answers questions about parking meter rates at a press conference Wednesday morning. Photo courtesy and copyright DNA Info Chicago/Ted Cox What’s the deal with the delays in raising...
View ArticleCBS 2 Covers Delay In Parking Meter Rate Increase
It seems other news gathering organizations in Chicago also think it’s odd the city’s parking meters won’t be going up until February, a story originally broken here at The Expired Meter.
View ArticleMeter Deal Remix A Slam Dunk For Approval Wednesday
A sign protesting high parking meter prices hangs outside a home in West Lakeview back in 2009.It should be no surprise to anyone following the progress of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s parking meter lease...
View ArticleFree Sunday Parking At City Meters Starts This Weekend
For the first time in more than four years, Chicago drivers will be able to park for free at most city parking meters on Sundays beginning this weekend. Before 2009, except for a few small areas of the...
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