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Scott Reynolds (reynolds@ripco.com) wrote:
>In article <3d6ceq$lvf@mars.mcs.com>, Krikket <krikket@MCS.COM> wrote:
>>In Chicago, if you buy a car of bring a car into the city that is less
>>than 2 years old (or is it 3, I forget) you must pay the City of Chicago
>>a 7.5% tax on the price of the car.  (It may have changed since I bought
>>my car in '93, but the figure is accurate, I looked it up on my State
>>Tax forms.)

>I doubt this. No one ever asked me to pay city tax on my new car bought
>out of state (had to pay state tax, though).
>(Then again, please don't tell anyone anout me in case its true.) ;-)

The rule is on the books.  It would appear that the city isn't all that
effective in collecting the money though.  So if you haven't paid, I
wouldn't worry about it.  (Personally, I also wouldn't register for the
city sticker until my car no longer qualified either, but...)

>>Depends on where you go, and if you're willing to pay more for a parking
>>garage.

>Most residential areas have lots of parking (if you know where to look --
>you'll soon get the hang) and no meters. On the other hand, some places like
>Wrigleyville and the Gold Cost have no meters but permit parking instead.
>However, even if that is the case, you can usually find a non-restricted
>place with a little luck (and provided its not a game night).

Or a Friday/Saturday night if you live on the North Side near the
lake...

>>(The road test is incredibly easy, most people get 99-100% on it, if
>>they have any experience driving anywhere in the US.  The state will
>>even provide you with a Rules of the Road booklet to study if you want.
>>There is one question on the test though that many people get wrong.  In
>>Illinois it is *LEGAL* to pass a stopped schoolbus that is loading or
>>unloading children *IF* you are on a two lane highway.  The catch is
>>that the bus driver can only let out kids that are going to places on
>>that side of the road.

>In the city the cops even tell bus drivers NOT to put out those stop sign 
>side thingies under pain of death. (There was a story about this on channel 
>2 a few weeks back.) It's a motorist's paradise, I tell 'ya. ;-)

(Chuckle)  Given Chicago politics, I'm not that suprised...

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