| Just when you think we've finally reached a new level | | | | causing the entire department to look bad. |
| in our lives by owning a personal computer as we | | | | Their idea is because of the temporary employee the |
| would a television set we now expect our local and | | | | entire department is failing and that is why they need |
| county governments to also include themselves by | | | | to have union full-time employees in place to make |
| using technology more in order to provide the services | | | | sure it is run properly. So, in the meantime, your traffic |
| we expect from them to be much more easier. | | | | citation, parking ticket and red light violations will have to |
| However, this is not the case. Here's why. I submitted | | | | wait even more when you send it in. |
| a traffic citation to the Chicago traffic revenue | | | | One company that has been around for over ten |
| department and had to wait for one month to get it to | | | | years and has been processing traffic citations and |
| clear. I had placed calls to the department and most of | | | | tickets for well over 3 million times is They will accept |
| them were on the re-dial button several times per day | | | | all major credit cards, not just the two main credit |
| just to get through. Finally, when I did get through, I was | | | | cards most agencies only accept, they will be able to |
| either re-directed or told that it hasn't been 'pulled' yet. | | | | handle all your needs with any card you use for |
| What does it mean to be 'pulled'? It means that your | | | | purchases or payments. I was impressed with the |
| traffic citation can be in a stack of mail that has yet to | | | | quickness and ease of use of their system and how it |
| be opened and viewed and eventually processed. So, | | | | works. From now on, if you want to have your traffic |
| why the long wait? After some initial investigating there | | | | citations processed and recorded and tracked for the |
| seems to be an unhappy mood in the traffic citation | | | | benefit of your peace-of-mind, then go to and submit |
| bureau for several reasons but two of them | | | | your traffic citation online. |
| noticeable and talked about the most. | | | | As for sending in my traffic citation to the Chicago |
| First, they use temporary employees to process the | | | | Traffic Bureau Revenue Department for payment, I will |
| traffic citations and tickets and the full-time employees | | | | pass on it for the time being because I just can't wait |
| who are union members do not like this. They don't like | | | | that long. I can't take the chance of being 'pulled' from |
| to be controlled by those who are not union and they | | | | the bottom of a stack of mail that will get looked at |
| don't like it that they too can be let go and forced to | | | | close to Christmas or the New Year. is the way to go |
| go temporary and the possible fact that the city will | | | | and I'll just keep that site bookmarked from now on. Be |
| eventually be retiring the union member employees | | | | safe and stay clear of those who will keep your traffic |
| and will only use employees that are hired through | | | | citation in the 'pulled' stack of mail. Technology is here, |
| work agencies. So, the work level has gone down, the | | | | it's called BobCOP. |
| effort to get things done is taking a lot of time and is | | | | |