1/ In my latest investigation, we did a deep dive into the city’s crime-related seizure cases. We found that the program generated more than a half-billion dollars in debt due to policy missteps and even computer errors.
wbez.org/stories/chicag… 2/ @chicagosmayor has a reform package (that will be in committee today) that would address many of these issues including capping storage fees, and eliminating offenses such as playing music too loud.. or littering

1/ I’ve been reporting on Chicago towing practices for years. In this investigation, I found the city seized and sold almost 50,000 cars because of unpaid tickets since 2011. The majority were from low-income/minority communities wbez.org/shows/wbez-new… 2/ During my reporting I met Sandra Botello. She lives in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood. She got hit with several $200 city sticker tickets

1) It's Dec. 1 in Chicago, which means hundreds of motorists were towed for the city's #overnightparkingban which was first created in 1980 under Mayor Jane Byrne, who used snow preparedness as a campaign issue -they haven't been updated since. 2) Two years ago, we dug into the questionable logistics of a blanket towing policy, that has hurt many financially. That investigation found that you were more likely to get towed on days it doesn't snow. interactive.wbez.org/towing-the-lin…