The mayor did what he does best: avoid reality and praise himself.
Tag: parking meters
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Study: Chicago drivers pay more for downtown street parking than in any other U.S. city, and other news
Also, Chicago airport security officers will no longer be considered police officers.
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CPD top cop takes strongest possible action against officer who fatally shot Kajuan Raye, and other Chicago news
Also, Rhymefest has bought Kanye West’s childhood home with plans to turn it into an arts incubator.
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While the city is strapped for cash, the private parking meter company makes millions of dollars more
Chicago Parking Meters LLC collected $131 million in revenues from city drivers in 2014.
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Candidate for Second Ward alderman decries the parking meter deal though her old firm drew it up
Chicago’s parking meter deal and its aftershocks continue to cause controversy during elections for mayor and alderman.
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Mayor Emanuel says he ‘reformed’ the parking meter deal, but he actually sold off more of the city streets
How Rahm transferred more parking revenues to the private company that controls Chicago’s meters
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Fact-checking Rahm’s fact check of last night’s debate
Some claims by Fioretti, Garcia, and Wilson are questionable, and so are Mayor Emanuel’s claims about them.
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Swimming in the muck (of Chicago politics)
Suddenly it’s election season again—and swimming season too.
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Appellate Court: Chicago’s parking meter deal is lousy but we’re stuck with it
Illinois appellate judges rule against a lawsuit challenging the the parking meter privatization agreement.
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Rahm’s alderman explains why Chicagoans will now have to pay more taxes to get less
Ameya Pawar, alderman of the 47th Ward, says the city’s pension obligations and budget problems are forcing “really tough choices.”
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Everybody knows the parking meter deal stinks—but is it legal?
A lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the parking meter privatization goes before the Illinois Appellate Court.
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Rahm reels toward his reelection bid
A new poll is the latest sign that Mayor Emanuel could be in trouble.
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Private company rakes in millions more from Chicago’s parking meters
Chicago Parking Meters LLC, which controls the city’s street parking system, brought in $135.6 million in 2013.
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David Roth’s Evanston home links to his past
David Roth’s Evanston home links to his past with archival photos and a collection of analogue cameras used as decoration.
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The 2014 primaries offer the latest evidence that it pays to be rich if you’re running for office
Another election, another influx of jaw-dropping donations from wealthy contributors, including the candidates themselves