Comments on: Screwed by the City http://bloggochicago.com/2004/09/30/screwed-by-the-city/ blah blah blah from the northwest side Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:44:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Suzanne http://bloggochicago.com/2004/09/30/screwed-by-the-city/#comment-18 Suzanne Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 http://bloggochicago.com/?p=81#comment-18 Think about it.....you've got to give those nepotistic city employees something to do! You wouldn't want all those clerks to be out of a job would you? The local aldermans family would be devastated by the economic impact. And anyway, I always go and fight the ticket just to be a thorn in their side. There's something worse than Chicago, believe it or not. It's Elburn, way out west before DeKalb. That sleepy little bump in the road is, according to the internet, one of the top speed traps in the country. One of their cops once wrote me a ticket for not have a front license plate. He said he'd do me a favor and write me a "local Elburn ticket", which was only $35, as opposed to a "state ticket" which was $75. What a scam. Not wanting to add to the Elburn coffers, I fought the ticket, insisting that I be issued the "state ticket" instead. HA HA HA HA HA. They through the whole thing out when they discovered I worked for a local newspaper. Seems they didn't want word of their "local ticket" scam leaking out. OOOOOOPS. It's all over the internet now. Probably translated into 53 languages too! Think about it…..you’ve got to give those nepotistic city employees something to do! You wouldn’t want all those clerks to be out of a job would you? The local aldermans family would be devastated by the economic impact.

And anyway, I always go and fight the ticket just to be a thorn in their side.

There’s something worse than Chicago, believe it or not. It’s Elburn, way out west before DeKalb. That sleepy little bump in the road is, according to the internet, one of the top speed traps in the country. One of their cops once wrote me a ticket for not have a front license plate. He said he’d do me a favor and write me a “local Elburn ticket”, which was only $35, as opposed to a “state ticket” which was $75. What a scam. Not wanting to add to the Elburn coffers, I fought the ticket, insisting that I be issued the “state ticket” instead. HA HA HA HA HA. They through the whole thing out when they discovered I worked for a local newspaper. Seems they didn’t want word of their “local ticket” scam leaking out.

OOOOOOPS. It’s all over the internet now. Probably translated into 53 languages too!

]]> By: Mary http://bloggochicago.com/2004/09/30/screwed-by-the-city/#comment-19 Mary Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 http://bloggochicago.com/?p=81#comment-19 I got a parking ticket and had a witness that my car wasn't there, and pictures showing the address on the ticket didn't exist and the judge said these were just my observations, and not from an official source, I had to pay. The truth doesn't count when your fighting the city. I got a parking ticket and had a witness that my car wasn’t there, and pictures showing the address on the ticket didn’t exist and the judge said these were just my observations, and not from an official source, I had to pay. The truth doesn’t count when your fighting the city.

]]> By: Ann http://bloggochicago.com/2004/09/30/screwed-by-the-city/#comment-20 Ann Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 http://bloggochicago.com/?p=81#comment-20 I also got a ticket and my car wasn't there, and I have proof it was done by police to get even, they did it for a friend who sells drugs to them some guy named Eddy in Edison Park 7035 olcott. The judge didn't even want to know, her job was on the line and has to side with the city. City corruption at it's best. Oh well you can't fight city hall. I also got a ticket and my car wasn’t there, and I have proof it was done by police to get even, they did it for a friend who sells drugs to them some guy named Eddy in Edison Park 7035 olcott.
The judge didn’t even want to know, her job was on the line and has to side with the city. City corruption at it’s best. Oh well you can’t fight city hall.

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