City of Chicago - Towing Class Action Settlement
City of Chicago violated constitutional due process rights by towing unregistered vehicles deemed abandoned without first mailing proper advance warning notice to the owners. Affected vehicle owners who file a valid claim are eligible to receive individual cash reimbursements capped at or calculated proportionally up to a designated maximum amount.
Payout amount
Up to $1,250
Deadline to claim
Expired
Eligibility
You may qualify if: • You have owned a vehicle that was towed by the City of Chicago under its abandoned vehicle ordinance. • The vehicle must have lacked a current, valid state registration at the exact time it was towed. • The tow must have taken place on or after the specified cutoff date, and you either paid to retrieve the vehicle or never got it back.


