Chicago DUI attorney comments on the sticky situation of City Stickers

This Chicago DUI dutifully purchased her Chicago City Sticker and special parking permit last month.  At approximately 6:45 pm on June 30^th she removed the old sticker and placed the new one on the lower right side of her windshield.  Much to her chagrin, she noticed it wasn’t sticking in one corner.  She kept applying pressure but it kept rolling back.  She drove to Wisconsin to stalk trout and that darn sticker kept peeling away.  Luckily, she got word that the sticker was defective.

From cityofchicago.org:

Parking ticket enforcement for vehicle stickers (“City stickers”) and residential parking permits will not begin Citywide until August 1st.  The deadline extension for purchase and display of the City’s vehicle sticker was recently announced by the Office of the City Clerk to provide ample time for motorists who unfortunately received defective stickers with little or no adhesive to replace those stickers free of charge. 

The Office of the City Clerk announced the revised enforcement date noting that stickers must be purchased and displayed before the end of the month.  To avoid motorists being issued tickets through no fault of their own, parking enforcement Citywide for all vehicle sticker and residential permit parking will be suspended until August 1, including enforcement for missing or expired stickers.  Residential parking permit enforcement is also being suspended until August 1 because the annual permits are purchased as combined stickers with the City’s vehicle sticker.  As always, any motorist who is issued a ticket in error should call 312.744.PARK (7275) or 311.

 Anyone else wondering how many traffic citations will be issued to people with missing or expired stickers?  Generally, the lack of a valid sticker is enough to be ticketed, that means you will have a conversation with a police officer, and we all know what that could lead to.