Chicago winter overnight parking ban in effect with city towing cars to pound

CHICAGO (WLS) — Some Chicago drivers are in for a rude awakening Monday morning with the city’s overnight winter parking ban in effect.

That means it will be an expensive trip to the pound for those that have had their car towed.

The parking ban officially commenced on Sunday, December 1, with the city granting a grace period due to the holiday weekend and opting to distribute warning flyers instead. However, this grace period has now concluded.

Enforced without exception, the parking ban covers 107 miles of primary streets across the city from 3 to 7 a.m., as outlined by the Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation.

This measure ensures that emergency vehicles and public transportation can navigate unobstructed during the winter season, while also facilitating snow removal teams in promptly salting and plowing essential routes when faced with winter weather conditions.

There are signs permanently posted along the affected routes, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise to drivers.

But if you do fall victim, you will be towed and face a minimum $150 towing fee, a $60 ticket and a storage fee of $25 a day.

You can call 311 to find out if your vehicle was towed and where to pick it up. The parking ban is now in effect through April 1.

Vehicles will be towed to Pounds 2, located at 10301 S. Doty Ave., or 6, located at 701 N. Sacramento Ave.

Visit shovels.chicago.gov for a map of streets impacted by the ban. Motorists can also call 311 to find out if their vehicle was towed.

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