Corruption in Chicago- Ambulance Chasers

I was an ambulance chaser for many years in Chicago. I have seen first-hand, how a 50-dollar bill can get a car towed into your body shop from any accident in Chicago. Of course, that was twenty years ago, so it's probably a hundred dollars now. The fact is, nine out of ten Chicago cops will play ball. That other one, the one that won't, is either about to retire and doesn't want to take any chances, or he will call his own chaser, one he trusts.

If you doubt it, all you have to do is get a police scanner, listen for accidents, then go to them. I guarantee you will see the same few people showing up at almost every accident. They will talk to the people who wrecked, sympathize with them, then offer to call a two truck for them. Helpful strangers, that's what they appear to be. They will tell you that their buddy, who owns a body shop, will take the car and bill the insurance company for the tow. most people will take this offer just to get their car off the street.

Then, of course, the body shop calls the insurance company and gets them to come out and write an estimate, which of course leads to them getting the job to repair it. Pretty slick, huh? Welcome to Chicago.