The State of Illinois passed measures to change their policy
regarding handicap placards and parking meters.
As it currently stands, if you have a handicap plate you
need not feed the meters. You can park at any metered spot and not have to
worry about having to return in two hours to feed the meter or looking for
specific handicapped parking spots. The city does offer those as well in case
people with disabilities have trouble finding parking.
This policy has saved my family immeasurably. We have a
disability plate so that we can park close to stores. Bianca, as I have written
about, is an eloper. She also LOVES to go to the store. Leaving... not so much.
Often times I have had to drag her out in the middle of a meltdown with the
other two kids in tow, so being close to the store makes that all a little more
manageable.
