Chicago’s parking meter deal and its aftershocks continue to cause controversy during elections for mayor and alderman.
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On meter deal, legal action speaks louder than words
As Mayor Emanuel blasts the parking meter deal, city lawyers fight to keep it in place
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The friends of Patrick Daley Thompson
The latest Daley to run for office attracts the interest—and checks—of many of the city’s powerful
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The parking meter deal: still more hosing to come
The street parking sell off continues to eat at Chicagoans’ wallets.
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Hizformer sounds off
Snagging an interview with Richard M. Daley, as Chicago News Cooperative columnist James Warren did recently, is like winning a big stuffed bear at a carnival shooting gallery. It’s an exhilarating feat, but soon you realize that winning the bear is more thrilling than having it. Hizformer is clearly a deep thinker, but he’s not […]
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Inbox: Daley’s golden parachute, and a snarky look at charter schools
Daley’s golden parachute Re: “Daley joining law firm he previously hired for city’s meter deal and other privatization work,” posted by Mick Dumke, June 1 Nice to see the guy land on his feet. —FGFM The system works. —MrJM How do you expect Daley to get by on his $100,000-a-year U. of C. salary and […]
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Daley joining law firm he previously hired for city’s meter deal and other privatization work
Katten Muchin Rosenman, a law firm that the city has paid more than $1.2 million for work on privatization deals and other matters since 2005, announced this morning that it’s adding a new attorney: former Mayor Richard M. Daley. The move, first reported by Crain’s, was announced in a statement on the firm’s website. “Mayor […]
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Meter Deal Opponent Takes Her Own Show on the Road
Chicago alderman Leslie Hairston, an opponent of the parking meter lease deal, has some advice for Pittsburgh officials considering a lease of their own parking system.
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Spreading the privatization gospel
Other cities continue to consider following Chicago’s lead in privatizing their parking systems—with the help of some of the same firms that engineered the deal here.