Business
Lincoln uses state of the art technology including satellite tracking to provide towing services for landlords with tenant parking problems and for commercial property owners with similar problems. The primary business is removing unauthorized vehicles from parking spaces. The business claims the largest fleet of wheel-lift and flatbed towing vehicles in Chicago. The business model is such that towing companies engage in exclusive towing contracts for properties and collect fees from owners of unauthorized vehicles that have been towed. However, the company also provides vehicle repossession services and parking lot management services which include snow removal, pot hole patching, striping, and complete parking lot construction. As a private company enforcing private property parking, the company does not issue parking tickets in addition to charging for towing and storage, unlike the City of Chicago, which does for parking in tow zones. It has towed over 30,000 unauthorized parked cars since September 5, 2005, which makes it Chicago's leading relocator.
Towing is a business regulated by the Illinois Commerce Commission and specifically by the Illinois Commercial Relocation of Trespassing Vehicles Law. These laws are found under Chapter 625 of the Illinois Consolidated Statutes at Title 5/Chapter 18A and Chapter 92 of the Illinois Administrative Code: Part 1710. This law regulates the activities of companies that tow unauthorized vehicles from private property in Cook, Will, Kane, DuPage, and Winnebago counties. This law does not affect the towing of cars parked on public streets, companies who provide roadside assistance-related towing, companies involved in repossession, or vehicles towed at the direction of local enforcement authorities.
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