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Chicago Tribune 75 percent of local residents surveyed say- healthy lifestyle changes, compared with 27 012
The U.S. economy might be showing signs ing their job was somewhat or significantly percent nationally.
of recovery, but money is an increasing stressful, up from 74 percent in 2010, 72 per- Still, Chicagoans were less likely than
source of stress for Chicagoans, according cent in 2009 and 66 percent in 2008. their peers nationally to say that family re-
to a survey released Wednesday. Those who are fortunate enough to have sponsibilities or relationships were a signifi-
Chicago residents reported feeling more a job might not be happy with it, according cant source of stress in their lives.
anxious about their financial situation than to the survey results. One-third of all Chica- The Stress in America Survey has been
did other Americans in 2011, according to an goans said they were dissatisfied with their administered annually
annual survey for the American Psychologi- work, compared with a quarter of people since 2007.
cal Association. nationwide.
Eighty-one percent of Chicago adults “People are doing the work of three peo-
surveyed said money was a somewhat or ple instead of one,” Molitor said. “And then
very significant source of stress in their lives, there is a sense that you could be next on the
compared with 75 percent of the national chopping block.”
population. Just under half of those surveyed said
“In the Midwest, particularly in Chicago, they had trouble sleeping in the
our economy is not doing so great. It makes past month and almost
sense that people would notice that in their 40 percent said they had
personal lives,” said Nancy Molitor, the Il- overeaten or eaten un-
linois public education coordinator for the healthily due to stress.
American Psychological Association. Though most resi-
Last summer, 1,226 adults were asked dents acknowledge the
about the sources of stress in their lives, in effect that stress can
an online survey conducted by Harris Inter- have on their health, 40
active on behalf of the APA. percent said lack of will
Work-related stress for Chicago residents power has prevented them from
has increased in the past four years, with making recommended or desired
MONEY
STRESS IN CHICAGO
ISSUES
Last year,
money was a
Here’s a look at how people in the Windy City self-reported questions about stress.
greater stressor
5.6 3.8 72 for Chicago
% residents than it
was in 2010
» On a scale of 1-10, » What Chicagoans » Percentage of (81 percent in
where 10 is the highest, believe is a healthy Chicagoans who say 2011 vs. 70 per-
Chicagoans’ average stress level they are satisfied with cent in 2010).
stress level is 5.6 their friend relationships

CAUSES OF STRESS
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Personal Housing Job Personal health Health problems Family Relationships Economy Work Money
safety costs stability concerns affecting responsibilities
my family SOURCE: AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
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By Mick Swasko
REDEYE
Jeremy Smith knows the price of parking in Chicago.
By his estimate, he’s shelled out about $3,500 to clear
up parking violations the past two years while living in
Lakeview.
“Some are definitely my fault, but it’s also the nature of
the system,” said Smith, 25, who has spent the funds clear-
ing up tickets, tows and other parking perils. “The signs
are confusing, there are multiple restrictions on a street,
they put up street cleaning restrictions late. When you
don’t know how it all works, they are going to get the best
of you.”
His pain is felt by many Chicagoans who rely on their
cars to get around. With an estimated $150 million worth
of parking tickets (and 2.5 million violations issued) in the
city in 2011, some motorists find the question isn’t who
else is getting a ticket, but who isn’t? And while some ser-
vices and apps have sprung up to help those with chronic
parking headaches, the amount of money and time spent
on the ticket tango certainly isn’t shrinking. Fees and fines
in the city jumped Jan. 1, with hikes for matters from me-
ter rates to city sticker charges.
Parking in the Loop? That will be $11.50 for two hours,
and a $60 if you exceed the meter (it was $50 in 2011). No
residential parking pass? That will be $75, up from $60 in
previous years. The year 2012 also brings plans for higher
city sticker fees as well as an extra $2 “congestion tax” to
park in Chicago lots and garages.
Not being quick enough to grab a residential parking
pass is a plight familiar to Allison Crump, who said she still
could hear the engine clicking the day she found a ticket
on her car. She had just returned from getting the pass
from a friend, she said, when she asked the officer nearby
if it could be voided.
But the 30-year-old Ukrainian Village resident was out
of luck.
“He said, ‘There’s nothing I can do; you should tell
her to hurry up,” said Crump, who over a calendar year
amassed 15 tickets for what appeared to be an expired reg-
istration but actually was a printer error.
“I feel like there are other ways they could get more rev-
enue than just giving a ticket or targeting people,” Crump
said.
For Ian Lumsden, 19, of Logan Square, confusing park-
ing restrictions and signage earned him two tickets in his
first month in the city and led him to send the vehicle back
home to Iowa.
“It was really discouraging actually,” he said. “I didn’t have
a job and didn’t have a lot of money. It was really stressful to
be slammed with $100 in the first week of being here.”
For now, Lumsden said he’s been getting around the city
by bike and CTA.
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South side of Congress Parkway to the south, Lake
Michigan to the east, north side of Wacker Drive to
the North, west side of Wacker to the west
Up from $5 in 2011
Central business district
$3.50
PER HOUR
South side of Roosevelt Road to the south, Lake
Michigan to the east, north side of North Avenue to
the north and west side of Halsted Street to the west
Up from $3 in 2011
Everywhere else
$1.75
PER HOUR
Up from $1.50 in 2011
The signs are confusing, there are
PARKING GARAGES AND LOTS
multiple restrictions on a street, they $2 INCREASE
put up street cleaning restrictions late. A $2 tax on top of parking garage and lot hourly
rates downtown went into effect this year.
METER FINES
When you don’t know how it all works,
Exceeding the two-hour limit in the central
business district increased from $50 to $60.
Expired meter fines in all other areas remain $50.
they are going to get the best of you.”
RPP TICKETS
The fine for failure to display a zoned residential
parking permit increased from $60 to $75.
—Jeremy Smith (above), on parking in Chicago and the danger of tickets. Smith assisted in founding the website SpotHero, which helps
people find parking spots without risking a ticket.
LENNY GILMORE/REDEYE PHOTOS CITY STICKER FEES AND FINES
The fine for failure to display a city sticker jumped
from $120 to $200. When all stickers expire in
“It’s kind of a luxury,” he said of owning a car in the city. “It’s test put on by the Metro Chicago Information Center.
June, the fee for most vehicles increases from
just easier to take public transit or ride a bike.” “You just leave [your car] and do whatever the hell you need to
$75 to $85. For vehicles weighing 4,500 pounds
But after being ticketed, booted and towed, Smith said an idea do,” Smith said. “I want people to know that they have options. or more, a sticker will increase from $120 to $135.
was born to fight back. As he continued to pay tickets that were They don’t have to feel that there is always somebody out to get Smaller-size trucks increase to $200, and large
his fault—and contest the ones he said were not—he assisted in them.” trucks will be $450 for a new sticker.
founding the website SpotHero, a parking spot finder to help Despite her parking plights, Crump said she understands
those who still want to drive but don’t want to risk a ticket. the need for the city to collect revenue from motorists. But a VEHICLE IMPOUNDS
“We’re trying to come back and say, ‘It shouldn’t be this hard to little leniency, and cutting red tape, might make things easier, For vehicles impounded during an arrest, the
fine jumped from $1,000 to $2,000 to get the
park,’ ” he said. “People have options so they can enjoy the city she said.
car back. The fine is $3,000 if the crime happens
and go where they need to without hassle.” “The tickets I get seem to be for things I can’t anticipate, like
within 500 feet of a school.
Smith said the site works to secure publicly and privately taking four whole minutes to get a zoned parking pass,” she said.
owned parking spots across the city and sells them to drivers In the past, she’s contested other tickets only to have notices get
SUSPENDED OR REVOKED LICENSES
looking for a guaranteed space for the day. The site has gained lost in the mail, doubling the fine and the wallop on her wallet.
The fine for driving without a valid license
loyal users, he said, and in December it won the $10,000 prize in “I think that a parking spot is going to be a requirement for my doubled, from $500 to $1,000.
the Apps for Metro Chicago Grand Challenge, a citywide con- next apartment.” [email protected] | @MICKSWASKO
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On Tuesday, a 26-year-old man was
shot to death in the 4900 block of 1
West Polk Street, police said. Three
days earlier, a 22-year-old man was
stabbed to death in the 900 block of
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North Waller Avenue, officials said.
On Jan. 5, a 51-year-old man was fa-
tally shot in the 4600 block of West
Monroe Street, police said. homicides were
Austin has recorded three homicides recorded in the last week in Auburn
so far this year, RedEye data shows. Gresham, Belmont Cragin, Edgewater,
The West Side community area logged Englewood, Greater Grand Crossing,
29 homicides in 2011, according to South Lawndale and West Garfield
RedEye data. Park, data shows.
Meanwhile, in West Englewood, a In Avondale, a 24-year-old man was
Chicago police Officer Kevin Keel and his police dog, Vvorra, fought off a pit bull attack near Roosevelt 32-year-old woman was shot to death stabbed to death Saturday in the 4000
Road and Wells Street on Friday. ANTONIO PEREZ/TRIBUNE Saturday in the 5600 block of South block of West Melrose Street, police
Justine Street, police said. Three days said. In North Lawndale, a 25-year-old
Officer-canine team
earlier, a 15-year-old boy was fatally woman was found strangled to death
shot in the 5700 block of South Laflin Monday in the 1900 block of South
Street, officials said. Harding Avenue, officials said.
fights off pit bull attack West Englewood has recorded two Twenty homicides have been re-
homicides so far this year, RedEye data corded so far this month. Police logged
shows. The South Side community area 28 homicides in January 2011, RedEye
logged 29 homicides in 2011, accord- data shows.
ing to RedEye data. Citywide, gunshot [email protected] | @TRACYSWARTZ
Chicago Tribune his dog as they passed the structure, but two un-
When Vvorra went on a casual afternoon train- leashed pit bulls came out charging toward them. 5700 BLOCK OF S. LAFLIN ST. 2200 BLOCK OF N. LAWLER AVE.
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ing walk last week in the South Loop, her owner One bit Keel’s dog. Date: Jan. 4 Cause: Gunshot Date: Jan. 8 Cause: Gunshot
did not expect to end it in an emergency room. The owner of the biting dog, Latina Griffin,
The 3-year-old Belgian Malinois canine part- was issued a citation for failure to restrain an 2 4600 BLOCK OF W. MONROE ST. 9 0 BLOCK OF W. 69TH ST.
ner of Chicago police Officer Kevin Keel was at- animal and another citation for failing to exercise Date: Jan. 5 Cause: Gunshot Date: Jan. 8 Cause: Gunshot
tacked by an unleashed pit bull in the 1400 block her responsibilities as animal owner, according to
of South Clark Street, escaping with a minor thigh a police report. The court date is set for Jan. 27. 3 4400 BLOCK OF W. MONROE ST. 10 5700 BLOCK OF S.
wound and a scarred muzzle, Keel said. As the two Keel said he and Vvorra have never had any Date: Jan. 6 Cause: Gunshot SANGAMON ST.
walked along the street, Keel said they came up on other altercations with dogs. Date: Jan. 9 Cause: Gunshot
a makeshift shelter around 4 p.m. Friday. “It’s not endemic of pit bulls,” he said. “But 900 BLOCK OF N. WALLER AVE.
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He said he called out to announce himself and they get a bad rep.” Date: Jan. 7 Cause: Stabbing 11 5800 BLOCK OF
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2300 BLOCK OF S. WHIPPLE ST. Date: Jan. 9 Cause: Gunshot
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The season’s first Tuesday and sexually Augustin “Tino” Tribune Co., which
serious storm was assaulted at gunpoint Zambrano, consid- owns RedEye and the 7 4000 BLOCK OF W. MELROSE ST. 13 8400 BLOCK OF S. PEORIA ST.
expected to dump as by three men in a ered by authorities as Chicago Tribune, said Date: Jan. 7 Cause: Stabbing Date: Jan. 10 Cause: Gunshot
much as 8 inches of vacant lot in Pill Hill, the highest-ranking Wednesday it is leas-
snow Thursday and police said Wednesday. Latin King in the coun- ing first-floor space 4900 BLOCK OF W. POLK ST.
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Weather Service says in the 9300 block of to 60 years in prison restaurant. The group
high winds and plung- South Chappell Avenue Wednesday in federal behind South Branch,
ing temperatures could about 1 p.m. court for orchestrating Sweetwater and The
make traveling hazard- violence and drug deal- Boundary plan to open MORE ONLINE
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