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And when Chicago Democratic political behinds are ... “No, the city does not issue tickets for parking spot dibs,” said Molly Poppe, spokeswoman for the Department of Streets and Sanitation.

Chairs are used to hold a cleared parking space in the 8600 block of S. Kingston Avenue in Chicago on Feb. 4, 2022. After clearing a spot, people will sometimes call “dibs” on it and place ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Many who drive and park ... and drivers spend time and energy shoveling out their parking spot, many will claim "dibs" by putting random and sometimes funny objects to reserve ...

Not only is it a Chicago tradition to claim shoveled-out parking spaces, it’s also a tradition for some people to exact revenge upon those who violate dibs, with slashed tires and even threats ...

Yet another victim said she parking in front of her apartment ... Pittsburgh and Baltimore allow some form of dibs, and like Chicago, they tend to see an uptick in acrimony and vandalism in ...

Not only is it a Chicago tradition to claim shoveled-out parking spaces, for some, it’s also a tradition to exact revenge upon those who violate dibs. The results have included threats ...

CHICAGO (Reuters ... city streets by residents who sought to reserve their parking spaces - a controversial winter custom known as "dibs." Some residents of the third-largest U.S. city welcome ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- More snow is on the way this week – and in at least one Chicago ward, that means dibs for street parking are on the way out. You of course know dibs – the tradition of putting ...

Officials encouraged residents to remove any "dibs" objects they would like to keep. Over the past few months, Chicago residents have found a variety of ways to save parking spots amid the heavy ...