Yep its for parking but if your a visitor you don't have to worry. Only those that live in or work in the City have to have one or you get a ticket. Where we used to live, the cop's would drive around a night with flash light's checking windshields for stickers and if you didn't have one you would wake up to a pretty yellow ticket under your wiper blade

Needless to say we have 3 cars (cry) that get's a bit pricey...
It's crazy as they say the $$$ goes towards street repairs but if you ask anyone about the road conditions right now? They would laugh as the pot holes are huge and are everywhere, would really like to know where all that $$$ goes cause it's not into the streets here......
Either way was wondering if anyone else had to pay for such a thing......
Our gas prices of course are on the new's too as IL has the highest prices in the US now too. Out by me you'll get your regular for $4.29 and your Premium can be $4.65.......
(but who can afford a hybrid)