Overview
- The city will enforce the ban nightly from 3 a.m. to 7 a.m. through April 1 on 107 miles of major streets.
- Violators face towing plus a $150 tow fee, a $60 ticket and $25 per day in storage costs.
- Towed vehicles are taken to city pounds at 10301 S. Doty Ave. or 701 N. Sacramento.
- Restricted-street signs are posted year-round, with reminder flyers before enforcement, and drivers can check maps or towed status at chicagoshovels.org or by calling 311.
- Last year the start was delayed by one day to Dec. 2, yet 244 vehicles were towed that morning.