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A heads up to those of you parking law scofflaws out there with the fortuitous work schedule that allows you to not be parked on Chicago streets during the prime Denver booting hours of 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. -- your luck has just run out.

The city released numbers earlier this week pertaining to parking tickets over the first eight months of the year and while there were some potential discrepancies regarding where the extra revenue came from, it's easier to see how each of the city's wards broke down in terms of tickets. The Sun-Times has the report today and, unsurprisingly, it was the 42nd Ward, which includes downtown, that had the most parking tickets, beating other wards by a healthy margin. The 41st Ward, which includes O'Hare Airports and its parking lots/garages, led the city in Denver boot violations. Check out the full report [PDF] to see how your ward broke down

You mean there was news besides the election???

City council hearings began yesterday on Mayor Daley's newly-released 2009 city budget, and our aldermen don't seem to be very happy about many of its proposals. Daley's plan to slash police force hiring was a hotly contested item, as well as the scheme to boot cars after two tickets instead of three - a projected $48 million revenue generator.

The city's License Committee added Alderman Brandon Reilly's 42nd Ward, which includes the Loop, River North and the Gold Coast to the list of wards where private businesses will have the legal authority to boot cars parked on private property. "It seemed like an interesting concept. I figured we’d give it a try,” Reilly told the Sun-Times, pointing out that illegal parkers wouldn't have to travel to remote lots to spring their towed vehicles, and that a private attendant would be on duty to remove the boot once the fine had been paid.