Time for an annual election that means something

Chicagoans get to vote for a new city sticker for their cars starting today. There are ten finalists, all designed by local high school students. I like this one because, although I've never actually seen it, it looks to me like the house Mayor Daley called home growing up on South Emerald Avenue in Bridgeport.

Like every year, I submitted an entry to the contest and, just like every year, I didn't make the cut. My design this year included a Streets and Sans man putting the Denver boot on an elderly, low-income resident's car while, in the background, some jerk was parking his BMW at a fire hydrant so he could run into the Starbucks on the corner, and an alderman was taking what looks like a wad of money from a small business owner. Maybe next year I'll win, when the theme will be "Chicago, City on the Take."

You're supposed to vote for your favorite sticker somewhere here, even though I didn't see where when I checked earlier today. Even if you don't live in the city, check out how much we have to pay each year, compare that with your town, and thank the Lord that you don't live here.