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frazzled

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4. No way

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 05:12 PM

Jul 2015

Daley put this city into debt trying to get that unwanted thing, sold the city's parking meters for ready cash and everything. Nobody is going to try for it for a very long time.

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Whatever happened to luring the Olympic games to Chicago? [View all] question everything Jul 2015 OP

Not if they are smart. truebluegreen Jul 2015 #1

Bravo! Old Union Guy Aug 2015 #7

Excellent link, thank you. truebluegreen Aug 2015 #8

Sanity exboyfil Jul 2015 #2

yup. ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2015 #3

No way frazzled Jul 2015 #4

the parking meters had nothing to do with the olympics, and no tax money mopinko Jul 2015 #5

He sold a 75-year lease for the meters and their revenue in 2008 frazzled Jul 2015 #6

Thanks for the details on this deal nt Sienna86 Aug 2015 #9

Don't forget Daley's "consulting" job he landed with the law firm who handled the deal. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2015 #11

Oh boy. We don't have to dig for quarters. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2015 #10

Yes, I forgot it was Daly question everything Aug 2015 #13

Back in 2013 Chicago said they weren't going to bid 47of74 Aug 2015 #12