'We're saying to all of our cities in the state of Illinois that you can no longer use the secretary of state's office as your collections agency,' said state Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana. By GRANT MORGANgmorgan@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — Without any knowledge of what was happening, Rodney Shelton, a city worker with the Chicago Fire Department, racked up almost $9,000 in non-moving vehicle tickets in less than 90 days on a car he never drove. read more