[ecshafer]

Does Chicago not mandate people shovel their drives ways? In most towns/cities in upstate new york you can get a fine if you don't shovel your sidewalk.

[fuzzzerd]

Chicago does have rules for timely show removal on sidewalks. In practice I have never heard of anyone receiving a fine even when the walk in front of a property remains uncleared for weeks on end. There is essentially little to no enforcement.

[SoftTalker]

I'm not in Chicago but where I am you have 24 hours after the snow stops to shovel your sidewalk. And realistically, they don't start handing out fines until at least a few days after that, if at all.

[Filligree]

What? Why do they care whether people shovel their driveway?

[JoeMerchant]

sidewalk, not driveway. It's so folks can walk on said sidewalk.