For Chicagoans, ringing in the new year also comes with clanging more change into meters, buses and Transit Card vending machines. Late last year, city officials approved rate increases on Chicago’s 36,000 parking meters. The most expensive meters in the Loop, which used to cost $3 an hour, now require $3.50. In the non-Loop and…
Hello. My name is Charlotte, and I’m a write-aholic. One of the reasons why I enjoy blogging and chronicling the stories of my life is because it’s always interesting to look back at where life ended up taking you. It’s often very different from where you may have “envisioned” yourself . As December 31st approaches,…
Chicago experienced a wide temperature range last week, going from below zero on Monday to 61 on Saturday, with all forms of precipitation in between. These extreme changes cause potholes to form as concrete contracts and expands, and the city has seen no shortage of them in recent days. The Department of Transportation has logged…
