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Waukegan police present alternate-parking and snow-route rules; aldermen raise questions on hours and enforcement
Summary
Sergeant Briosol Bradfield reviewed Waukegan’s alternate-night parking, snow-route triggers and penalties at the Jan. 20 Public Safety Committee meeting; aldermen and attendees asked whether the city should shorten overnight parking hours and pressed for clearer enforcement in problem blocks such as Glenflora.
Sergeant Briosol Bradfield of the Waukegan Police Department’s Traffic Division laid out the city’s parking rules for the Public Safety Committee on Jan. 20, describing the odd/even alternate-night parking system and snow-route procedures intended to keep streets clear for plows and emergency vehicles.
"Today, I'm going to walk you through Waukegan's most common parking regulations," Bradford told the committee, explaining that alternate parking is in effect citywide unless otherwise posted and that posted signs override the general rule. She said alternate parking is currently listed as running from 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. and noted residents have raised concerns about the late end time.
Bradford summarized snow-route rules under section 21-129, saying a route ban takes effect after two inches or more of snowfall, enforcement for snowfalls within six hours begins at 6:00 a.m., and restrictions remain until snow-removal operations are complete "as determined by the police department." She warned that violating a snow-route parking ban can draw a mandatory minimum fine of $75 and that vehicles parked illegally during snow emergencies may be ticketed and towed.
Committee members and attendees pressed Bradford on whether the alternate-parking window should be shortened. One attendee, identified as Alternate Hayes, asked whether the city would bring a recommendation back to council; Bradford said there was no recommendation at that time but that the department welcomed discussion with the council. Committee members noted operational constraints—plow schedules and leaf pickup—that could make an earlier end time (for example, 6:00 a.m.) less effective in some conditions.
Alderman Don Worthy raised enforcement questions about residents who push snow into the street; Bradford said officers can issue tickets when the act can be proven, for example if an officer sees the dumping in front of a driveway.
The committee also heard a recurring neighborhood complaint about Glenflora (between McCree and Metropolitan) where cars reportedly congregate on one side and do not alternate as the ordinance intends. A committee speaker urged staff to check for missing signage and enforcement in that stretch; Bradford said the department would follow up.
Bradford also reviewed abandoned-vehicle procedures and cited section 21-278 as the city's authority to impound vehicles that violate parking and abandonment ordinances. She reminded residents to follow posted signs, watch the city’s snow-route announcements, and remove inoperable or unlicensed vehicles from public streets.
The meeting moved on after committee members agreed to examine neighborhood signage and discuss alternate-parking hours further with City Hall and the council.
