Dibs

The origins of claiming shoveled-out parking spaces may be found in the "Pittsburgh parking chair."

In this winter's escalating war over "dibs," one side might have started using deceptive tactics.

Contractor said he has permit for Wicker Park spot on Hoyne Avenue.

It was supposed to make fun of dibs, but it came to represent everything people hate about the practice.

One fed-up Chicagoan has come up with a plan to rid the city of dibs once and for all.

Andrew Francis' "I Got Dibs" song takes Chicago's parking spot-saving tradition to heaven ... and back.

A Humboldt Park woman wondered if her car was trashed in retaliation for a suspected dibs violation.

Get your chairs, sawhorses and other "obstructions" out of the street before the weekend.

The West Rogers Park resident said "something had to be done."

Lincoln Square artist Craig Lee has designed a poster based on Chicagoan's dibs chairs.

“I definitely feel intimidated and a little scared,” the woman said after she found her brakes cut.

Maddiebird Bakery owner Michele McAtee said she would make the cupcake for anyone who wanted one.

It was all hands on deck as Little Italy, Pilsen and the West Loop plowed out from under the blizzard.

In a "dibs" dispute, trash had been tossed on the car of a caretaker for Gabriella Guzman of Bridgeport.

Locals packed the pews for Sunday's aldermanic candidate forum.