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1. ChrisHajer
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   http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/07/cities-stick-it-to-residents-over-vehicle-stickers.html

   Greg Alm, of Riverside, was stunned to open his mail recently and find he had been assessed $1,320 in fines for failing to buy village vehicle stickers this year -- and in 2007, 2008 and 2009.

   Riverside had begun using software that cross-checked town data with secretary of state registration records to target vehicle owners who never bought a village sticker.

   As cash-strapped municipalities struggle to balance their budgets during the recession, many are testing new ways to nab vehicle sticker scofflaws and collect more fees and fines.

   Some good comments there too

   Posted Thursday Jul 22, 2010 10:40 #

2. anonymous
   Member

   I thought mostly out of state college kids with cars were the ones caught without vehicle stickers. guess not.

   Posted Thursday Jul 22, 2010 16:03 #

3. EricSundstrom
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   My father had a 66 pontiac in his name untill he recently passed. We had village stickers every year for that car going back decades. When he died we gave the car to my nephew who lives in Hinckley Il . When he transfered the title he used my office address for a mail address so we could keep the paperwork for him. The village saw the new title did not see a sticker purchased in his name and charged him $600 in fines. We went to the village showed them the records for the old sticker purchases and still had to go to court. Monumental waste of time.

   Posted Thursday Jul 22, 2010 16:23 #

4. camarox
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   I have a project car that has sat without a motor or a transmission since I have owned it. I sent a copy of the Riverside Village code stating that a vehicle has to be able to move under its own power to the Village Manager who did not even dignify me with a reply. Wasted 3 1/2 hours waiting to speak to the judge on this matter and had it all thrown out.

   This seemed to be the theme of the hearing... throwing these ridiculous fines out or reducing them.

   Posted Sunday Jul 25, 2010 10:28 #

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