If you haven't figured it out by now, the Chicago Police have been searching the streets looking for residents who own vehicles and haven't bought a 2008 city of Chicago Vehicle sticker yet. But some people still try to avoid buying the City Sticker. They're called revenue cheats.
This big gas-guzzling truck driver who Curry's favor with the local politicians is one such scofflaw. You can mainly find this not-so-eco friendly truck (Dodge V-6 - 14 mpg, city average) avoiding getting caught along the Sheridan Road corridor - in the 6900 and 7000 block area. Any and all police officers who are on city sticker patrol should have no trouble finding a ticketing said truck now. That's unless the ticket police have been told by one of the local politicians not to ticket this politically connected gas-guzzler. We'll soon find out. I'll monitor the situation.
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Craig, Craig, Craig. When will you ever learn. We do not go out on vehicle sticker patrol. We could care less about your paying for Daley's boondoggles. Now that's not to say that if a person was stopped for some other violation and it was discovered that they didn't possess a valid city stcker that he wouldn't receive another ticket but as a rule, we could care less. You see Craig, we know where any money that we generate is going to go. That is to the coffers of those that are politically connected. It is the Dept. of Revenue who is chasing down those scofflaws. And trust me, if any politician ever told me not to write someone a ticket, THAT would be the one I wrote, after I stopped laughing in his face. I can't think of many things in life that are lower than a politician particularly these low life liberal democraps that infest our wonderful city.
BD - I heard with my own ears -- a officer saying he was going on such block mission (city sticker check) a few nights ago over the scanner.
I wished I had wrote the time down when this officer said it over the radio, so you (or someone who does this research) could check the transcripts.
Plus, they didn't give out an event number. LOL.
big daddy, on numerous occassions I have watched police cars driving down the wrong side of the street looking for current city stickers on windshields. They write out the ticket and stick it on the drivers side window, all without getting out of the car. These are parked cars, not cars being stopped for other violations.
I have personally witness a team of police officer (two) walking then entire length of a street behind Truman College checking only the corners of car windshields with a ticket book permanently nestled in their hands. Can't think of anything else they were searching for. Certainly wasn't the guys smoking weed in the space between two buildings right across the street.
I recieved an electronically generated ticket in the mail...the place of offense was listed as in front of my own house. My car was parked...nobody driving. They decided to ticket me 3 days after my sticker expired.
I received one right in front of my home last year and the sticker was actually on the car! The officer wrote it for a black BMW and my license plate number. I drive a Ford Windstar. I went right into the station and had him called in. I busted him right in front of his white shirt.
big daddy... as much as i agree with just about everything you post... you're wrong.
I was pulled over by Chicago's finest... after leaving
Dominick's for ...dig this... not having the correct plate. YES, truth be known... I could not remove my plate because it had rotted onto my car's plate holder and the removal of it would cause the bolts to break off as they did on two of the bolts we tried to unscrew.
Yes, I'm a victim of the Environment... call it acid rain, oxidation or just plain old Entropy. My plate had been on my car for 10 years without reason to remove... so when we changed the NEW plate design... I was busted. Nevermind that the Correct plate sticker was there in plain view. Or that I had the correct City Sticker. And when asked for my proof of insurance... I was able to produce the correct StateFarm card with applicable dates to verify.
I did not get a ticket.. but the harassment was an inconvenience.
Oh, and I did point out that I was sure they noticed the 10 cars that have past us with expired TEMP PLATES.
They smiled.
Wait a moment. Your driving a car with the wrong plates and when your stoppped you call that harassment? I call that good police work. Many bigger and better things have come from stopping people with expired plates, incorrect plates, plates improperly fastened to cars, broken windows, etc., etc. But perhaps I was wrong about this city sticker issue. I don't work in a low crime district like Rogers Park. I work in a high crime district where we don't have the time, manpower or inclination to help fund mayor daleys latest pet project or line the pockets of the politically connected by writing people sticker violations. So maybe I was too quick with my keyboard. Perhaps in low crime districts they do write people for that type of violation.
catherine: you saw TEN cars pass you with expired temp plates during what had to be a relatively brief encounter with an officer? the odds against that are astronomical. methinks you are making this up.
The episode did happen a few years ago, with a different car.
The whole event took place for at least 15 minutes as i showed the officers that the plate bolts are actually part of the back hatch on the car... letting them see that 2 of them were broken off as a result of trying to remove the OLD designed IL Plate. I tried to be as compliant with the law given my circumstance.
I explained that I've been to the dealership and they had no suggestions on how to remove the other bolts without more damage to the exterior. Regardless of the OLD design.. I still purchased the new Sticker to keep it current as best I could. (for 2 years)
I don't care if you believe me or not... I did see 10 cars with expired Temp Plates pass or drive by as the PO followed me from the Dominicks parking lot to Howard street. Its was a running joke that my friends and I had that we always noticed how many expired temp plates we passed each day. At that time it seemed to be an explosion of TEMP Plates everywhere, and my spotting skills were highly tuned. As I pulled away from the police, after making my comment in a joking way, they drove past me with their lights still on to pull over a
Minivan WITH... Expired Temp plates in front of Lost Eras Antiques. No lie.
Who can make this stuff up?
big daddy : harassment may have been harsh. My groceries were melting and inconvenience was more the deal.
Although,
It was ironic that they cruised through the lot ignoring the car with expired Temp plate to follow me out because I have the OLD designed Plate with the correct and current Sticker.
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