A private security guard working at the Jefferson Park CTA Terminal, 4917 N. Milwaukee Ave., reportedly returned fire after a group of three people started harassing him and then fired read story
Meter fees on Sunday would resume in ward
by BRIAN NADIG
The 45th Ward would become the only ward on the Northwest Side where metered parking would be in effect on Sundays under a proposal by Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Alderman John Arena made the request last year in an effort to prevent all-day parking in front of businesses on Sundays. "The point of parking meters is to encourage parking turnover," Arena’s chief of staff Owen Brugh said. "Several new restaurants are opening at Six Corners, and it would help them out on Sundays to have parking turnover."
Four North Side aldermen made similar request for their commercial districts, and the mayor’s ordinance would affect only their wards and the 45th Ward. The free Sunday metered parking in neighborhood commercial districts took effect last summer after Emanuel’s administration negotiated the change with Chicago Parking Meters LLC, which has a 75-year deal to manage meters in the city.
Arena has asked that in exchange for the paid parking on Sundays, the $2 hourly parking rate be reduced to $1.75 seven days a week in his ward. Arena has said that he does not want the paid Sunday parking to be a windfall for Chicago Parking Meters.
The 25-cent reduction is not in the proposed ordinance, but Brugh said that that type of issue often is worked out in committee. Arena may reconsider his opinion on the issue if the hourly rate is not reduced, he said.
"We’re still in negotiations," Brugh said. "It’s not a done deal yet."
No Pop-Ups
Weekly Digital Edition
Read every story. Skip every pop-up.
Get the full weekly edition delivered to your inbox — no interruptions, no waiting. Just local news the way it was meant to be read.
Only $19.50/year — less than 38¢ a week
Subscribe Now
This is just part of today’s coverage. Get the full story - every article, every ad, every page. Subscribe now.
The Latest From Our Community
A man was stabbed in his hand at about 4:50 a.m. Monday, Aug. 10, on a CTA Blue Line train near the Harlem station, 5550 N. Harlem Ave., after a read story
by BRIAN NADIG 45th Ward Democratic Committeeperson Michael Rabbitt and his Dems 45 organization have endorsed Jefferson Park resident S Gronkiewicz-Doran in the ward’s aldermanic race, which will be held read story
by BRIAN NADIG A new business, possibly a daycare, is in the works for the former CVS Pharmacy at the southeast corner of Milwaukee and Lawrence avenues. The pharmacy closed read story
by BRIAN NADIG A possible suspect is in custody after gunfire was reported at or near the Jefferson Park CTA Terminal, 4917 N. Milwaukee Ave., at about 5:20 a.m. Saturday, read story
by BRIAN NADIG A luxury hotel and spa for cats is planned for a vacant one-story office building at 5510 W. Montrose Ave. in the Jefferson-Portage Park area. Local resident read story
Browse by Category
No Pop-Ups
Weekly Digital Edition
Read every story.
Skip every pop-up.
No pop-up ads — ever. Just stories, the way they were meant to be read
Full weekly edition delivered to your inbox every week — no waiting, no missing issues
Support local journalism and help keep our community connected
Only $19.50/year
That's less than 38¢ a week
Purchase Digital Subscription
Paypal
$19.50
/year
You can submit your payment via Paypal with a Credit Card. You DO NOT NEED TO HAVE A PAYPAL ACCOUNT.. Just click the “Paypal Subscribe” button below to iniate your secure payment! You will be directed to a Secure Paypal page in which you can pay with a Paypal account if you have one, or you can select "Pay with Debit or Credit Cardt" option below and process your payment via credit card.
Venmo
$19.50
/year
You can submit payment of $19.50 for a 1 year subscription to Nadig Newspapers' Venmo account using this link. Please include the email address in the comment/note section that you would like the digital subscription sent to.