Vehicles Towed from Bud Billiken Parade

By Tim State in News on Aug 10, 2008 4:49PM

Yesterday’s 79th Annual Bud Billiken Day Parade left many parade goers surprised when they returned to their cars to find them missing.

Motorists, residents and store owners in the area say a tow company waited until lots near the parade route were full of cars before posting towing notices and taking vehicles. Each owner had to shell out at least $170 to Rendered Services Inc. to retrieve their cars.

Police on the scene said they'd heard many radio calls about towing from vacant lots in the area, and most involved Rendered. Police said at one point they had to stop trucks from yanking the cars because the signage was erected after the 10 a.m. start of the parade.

An official from Rendered disagreed, saying the notices were posted long before the parade. [WBBM]

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