It was a big year for vehicle impoundment ordinances. And I’m not just saying that because I was, until October, the only prosecutor in the city’s legal department dealing with impounded cars. Mayor Daley and the City Council added two new offenses this year allowing police to seize cars. Now people playing loud music and minors driving after curfew will lose their vehicles, along with those caught fly-dumping or with drugs, guns, or prostitutes. The biggest prostitution sting in the city’s history took place this year, too. City impoundment revenues were fantastic, and street prostitutes moved to new locations, creating the illusion of progress.
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I have pellagra [a vitamin B deficiency] and I’m here because I was having symptoms.
She’s my wife.
I had a flat tire.
I was just looking for a restaurant.
It’s not me.
