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Chicago Mayor Richard Daley’s recent 75-year deal handing the city’s parking meters to a private company for a mere $1.15 Billion suggets there is no lack of imagination at City Hall when it comes to schemes to sell out the public interest to lowball bidders. Nonetheless, recent reports that the Mayor was, but is no longer [...]

Few public officials are as relieved by the Olympics announcement as Chicago schools head and former Mayor Daley Chief of Staff Ron Huberman.  On the day Chicago lost the games to Rio, the city Inspector General’s office released a scathing report on a “significant management failure” by Huberman in 2005 when he was head of [...]

1) Despite city proposals, the Graft Toss, 400-Meter Cash-Stuffed Envelope Delivery and Pothole Hurdles all rejected as Olympic events.2) IOC committee members confused and frightened by bellowing Oprah Winfrey.3) In an oversight, Olympic torch runner routed past Mrs. O’Leary’s barn.4) Frank Gehry design model for Olympic Stadium mistaken for nouvelle cuisine dessert, tragically eaten ...