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CHICAGO — The city has entered a temporary thaw, which might be good news for scofflaws who have neglected their snow-covered sidewalks.
Some homeowners and businesses may not be aware of a city ordinance that requires them to clear their sidewalks after a snowfall — or face a fine.
This winter, through Jan. 16, about 800 complaints about unshoveled sidewalks were made to the city's 311 line. The city subsequently issued 57 tickets, said Pete Scales, a Chicago Department of Transportation spokesman.
On this DNAinfo Radio Extra, Alisa Hauser explains that those numbers are up from years past:
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