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