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This pothole is located on 115th street, residents say it was created by heavy machinery while the curbs were being replaced. The heavy
equipment tracks in the street would support that conclusion, But it would appear one was previously patched a few feet away, Indicating anthrophy.
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The pothole below is the previously reported "5 foot deep pothole" Its been months and the only thing that has been done was to bring out a steel plate and cover the hole.
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Based on the markings on the steel plate it would indicate that water reclamation district is responsible. Just another name for the city as far as the average citizen is concerned. One can only
speculate how long something like this would have been left un addressed if it had been in a different Chicago ward. This happens to be the 34 th ward famous for its lopsided distribution of city
services.
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This hole appeared on the same street less than a block away. It sat for weeks unmarked and a hazard to both drivers
and pedestrians. Finally concerned residents once again were forced to mark the spot with paint to warn other drivers of
the hazard. Does the ward not have someone assigned to drive around and look for things like this?
They would not have to look far. This road hazard is less than two blocks from the ward office. What do the people in
these offices get paid to do all day?
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This hole had been marked off by a resident for a week before the city put a marker over it. Notice the paint
missing around the edge of the hole? Thats is evidence that the hole was getting larger by the day. The cities
answer to these holes is to cover them with steel plate and walk away. Some plates have sat for months.
Meanwhile streets that don't need repaving are being repaved over and over again as well as sidewalks.
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This hole is about three (3) feet deep
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City rakes in revenue from tickets Car-related fines plug $210 million hole in budget By Gary Washburn | Tribune staff reporter August 12, 2007
Like hunters returning with their prey, the tow trucks lined up one recent afternoon bearing, in succession, a Volkswagen convertible, a Toyota RAV4 and a Honda sedan, followed a little later by
a four-door BMW, a Nissan sport-utility vehicle, a white Chrysler and another VW.
The trucks were waiting to enter the city's busy downtown auto pound, tucked under Wacker Drive, just south of the Chicago River. Each car on the hook represented at least $160, the price of
the tow and one day's storage, in addition to the cost of the ticket issued for whatever violation led to its being hauled away.
With checks and money orders not accepted at the pound, the unlucky motorists could reclaim their autos using cash or a Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express or Diners Club credit
card
It is a highly organized collection system, not surprising in view of the fact that City Hall counts on motorists breaking the city's many vehicle- and traffic-related ordinances to make ends meet.
Put another way, were it not for the big bucks collected from allegedly wayward drivers, a Hummer could drive through the massive hole that would be blown in the municipal budget.
Motorists who speed or make illegal turns get a ticket. So do the ones who park in the wrong spot at the wrong time. Fail to pay three or more parking tickets, and they risk the dreaded Denver
boot. Run a red light at one of the city's growing number of camera-protected intersections, and they get a $90 citation in the mail. If they get caught with graffiti materials or fireworks in the car --
or commit any of 11 other disparate offenses while driving -- their vehicle is towed and impounded. MORE....
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