On Monday, Matt Songler, 27, of Bronzeville, was driving and did not see a pothole because of the falling snow. Luckily, his tire didn’t burst, and he was able to use a portable air pump that he had to fill his tire, which lost some air, and made it home.

He didn’t have to drive again until Thursday morning, when he was asked to pick up his grandmother from the University of Chicago Medical Center, where she was getting some tests. Unfortunately, when he got to his 2007 Chrysler Aspen he discovered his tire was completely flat.

Songler said he did not have a spare because it was stolen, so he had to have his vehicle towed and tire replaced, costing him hundreds of dollars and hours of time. Eventually, he borrowed a car from his mother and was able to pick up his grandmother, much later

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