Editorial: The hits just keep coming from Chicago’s disastrous parking meter deal – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo

"In the early, uncertain days of COVID-19, when people were told to stay home to save lives, (then-Mayor Lori) Lightfoot chose compassion over citations. She told Chicagoans that tickets would be issued only for safety reasons. At a March 18, 2020, news conference, Lightfoot made it clear: parking at an expired meter wasn’t a public safety threat. Still, she said, drivers were expected to keep paying the meters. Chicago Parking Meters LLC, the private entity that’s already made billions off its deal with the city, sued her for the loss in income."