Despite unseasonably mild temperatures and no snow in sight for the foreseeable future, Chicago's winter overnight parking ban has resumed.
The Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation towed 301 cars early Saturday morning.
Anyone whose car is parked on any of the 107 miles of arterial streets between 3 and 7 a.m. will have their vehicle towed to a city pound.
The ban will be enforced Dec. 1 through April 1, regardless of snow, according to the city Department of Streets & Sanitation.
The city says drivers who ignore the ban prevent critical routes from being fully plowed and salted when it snows. During a heavy snow, a build-up of snow next to parked vehicles further reduces traffic flow.
If your car is towed, the fee is a minimum of $150, in addition to the $60 ticket you'll receive, plus a storage fee of $10 per day.
To find out which streets ban parking overnight, click here.
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Mayor Emanuel will celebrate two years in office by unveiling "Elevate Chicago" on Thursday, a series of construction projects to improve Navy Pier and McCormick Place.
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The Chicago Board of Education made its final decision Wednesday afternoon - to close 48 Chicago Public Schools in June, with one school delayed a year and to save five others.
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Illinois public schools that teach sex education will have to include information about contraception and sexually transmitted diseases instead of a curriculum focused on abstinence.
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The attorney for an 87-year-old woman who accuses Donald Trump of cheating her in a skyscraper condo deal told Chicago jurors on Wednesday that the "Apprentice" star lied on the witness stand.
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