Parking Robbery in Chicago

You've heard of highway robbery. Well, Chicago has its own form of it. After you've battled the traffic, then you get to deal with the bandits, who say "Stand and Deliver" a small fortune for the parking of your vehicle.

The Chicago Tribune surveyed parking costs around Taste Of Chicago. Their findings didn't "surprise me none".

East Monroe Garage- $13 for 1-12 hours
Grant Park North Garage- $16 Early Bird M-F (in by 9 AM, out between 2 and 7) Regular price- $19 for 2-3 hours, $20 for 3-8 hours
Millenium Park Garage- $14 early bird, $17 for 0-8 hours
Navy Pier- $19 all-day rate M-Th, $23 Fri-Sun and all holidays.

Be prepared to fork over a lot of your hard-earned dough. I'll call this the Chicago rip-off,

Again, if you're going to Chicago on the weekend, take the Metra trains. A two day Sat and Sun pass is $5.

And, for gosh sakes, try not to get towed.   A beloved Chicago songwriter and performer, Steve Goodman, once had a song about the "Lincoln Park Pirates" about the antics of one particular car towing outfit whose employees were all recent graduates from the charm school in Joliet (the Joliet Prison).  Maybe we ought to have another one called the "Parking Garage Pirates".

I'm Going Metra, Myself. --RoadDog