Chicago Winter Overnight Parking Ban Begins

CHICAGO, IL — The city's overnight parking ban went into effect Friday morning, catching many people off guard. Tow trucks were patrolling the city, and took hundreds of vehicles to impound lots. Many vehicles were towed from West Division Street in the city's Old Town neighborhood, and according to several reports, dozens of cars were towed from Chicago's West Side in under 90 minutes.

The winter parking ban will be enforced between 3 a.m. and 7 a.m. until April 1, 2018, whether there's snow or not, according to the Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation.

Winter parking violators will be slapped with a $150 towing fee, a $60 ticket and a $20 storage fee per day.

Vehicles will be towed to either Pound 2 at 10301 South Doty Avenue or Pound 6 at 701 North Sacramento Boulevard.

Here is a map of which streets the ban affects:

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