Opinion ID: 674629
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Text: 2 On August 1 and August 2, 1991, Grove attended games featuring the Chicago White Sox in Comiskey Park. On both nights, Grove parked legally in the vicinity of the ballpark, but the City towed his car. Grove contested the validity of the tows at a post-tow hearing, pursuant to Chicago Municipal Code Sec. 9-92-080. The presiding officer deemed the tows valid. On October 11, 1991, Grove joined the instant action individually and as a purported class representative. On November 7, 1991, the City informed Grove that it had determined that both of the tows of his vehicle were improper and instituted procedures to refund to Grove the towing and storage fees he was forced to pay in August. To date, Grove has refused the City's offer of restitution. 3 As for Holstein, the City towed his Mercedes from where it was parked in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood on December 8, 1990. The City also issued a ticket to Holstein because his car was blocking a crosswalk in violation of Chicago Municipal Code Sec. 9-64-100(f). After Holstein retrieved his car from the city's auto pound, he requested a post-tow hearing. The hearing officer received Holstein's request, inspected the site of the tow, and later contacted Holstein to inform him that the tow was proper. 4 Dissatisfied with the phone hearing, Holstein requested an in-person hearing. Prior to the in-person hearing, Holstein contested his parking ticket, and the City dismissed it. At the in-person hearing held March 25, 1991, Holstein was not permitted to question the ticketing officer or present evidence that the parking ticket had been dismissed. The hearing officer ended the hearing by refusing to reverse his prior determination that the tow was proper.