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Car loans & repossession

Understand when car repossession can happen and what options you have if your car is repossessed.

Understanding car repossession
Understand when your lender can take your car and what your options are.
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Understand when to pay Illinois car sales tax when you buy a car in another state.
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Get my impounded car back - Chicago
Steps to recover your impounded car in Chicago from finding the location it was towed to paying the fees.
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Costs for storage of impounded cars - Chicago
If your car is towed or impounded for outstanding parking ticket debt in Chicago you have several options. The cost of storage fees for impounded cars in Chicago is listed here together with links to the search tool offered by CPD called "Where's my car?"
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Responding to a car repossession
Steps on how to handle a repossessed car from getting your car back to at least get your items out of the car.
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Appealing an administrative review decision - Chicago
Explains the appeals process for cases involving city stickers, car impounds and building violations in Chicago.
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Buying and keeping a used car
Describes buying and keeping a used car as well as where to get help if your car is repossessed.
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Going to a hearing for an impounded car - Chicago
Explains that you can challenge the City of Chicago's decision to impound your car at an administrative hearing
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Request for personal property left inside a repossessed car
A program to help you ask for the return of your personal property left inside of a repossessed car.
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