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They're so greedy because of the huge expense for all the vote buying social programs. I think they keep creating more stupid laws so they can collect more $$ from the fines from the violators. They're going to be selling out the naming rights for every possible municipal building, department, highway, etc. etc. !! It's crazy.
City Looking At Selling More Naming Rights .
With City Hall looking to raise as much as $3 million by selling naming rights to the Chicago Skyway, it is looking at raising cash by selling naming rights to other city entities.
The possibilities could include, hypothetically, The Hinckley & Schmidt Water Filtration Plant, Morton's Salt spreaders, The ADT 911 Center or The Geritol Senior Citizen Center.
Just as U.S. Cellular and United Airlines paid millions to put their names on stadiums, city vehicles, buildings and special events could someday bear the names of corporate sponsors, under a "request for proposals" issued Friday.
"There are many serious and valuable opportunities for public/private partnerships," said budget director Paul Volpe. "It's another creative effort to make the best use of the assets we have before turning to taxpayers."
The Sun-Times reported last fall that Mayor Daley was dipping his toe into the concept of "municipal marketing" with a "request for information" from potential bidders.
Now the city is asking companies to do an inventory of Chicago's physical assets and "intellectual property" -- like seals and computer software -- and determine the "potential income" from each category.
The possibilities are endless, but some assets are expected to be off limits.
Police squad cars and fire trucks are likely to be out of bounds, simply because they need to be uncluttered and easily identified. City Hall is also not for sale -- even though corruption-fighting federal prosecutors might argue otherwise.
Certain "municipal services" may also be of interest to advertisers and sponsors "because of their reach and presence" in Chicago neighborhoods, the request states. Direct mail from water bills provides yet another opportunity for corporate outreach, officials said.
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April 24, 2006 - By Gregory Meyer
Chicago Skyway naming rights going up for bid
(Crain’s) — City officials will take the first step toward selling off the naming rights to the Chicago Skyway when they circulate a request for qualifications from bidders over the next two weeks.
If deemed qualified, candidates will then be able to submit proposals to brand the 7.8-mile causeway’s neon toll plaza, signage and maps – and rename the Skyway itself.
The prospect of selling off naming rights to the Skyway first came to light last summer, after the city of Chicago had succeeded in leasing the road to private investors for $1.83 billion. The city deliberately kept naming rights and advertising out of that deal to preserve a revenue opportunity later.
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OUTRAGEOUS!! $1.83 BILLION! And STILL, their hands are out for mo money, mo money .. any way they can get it. (But, gee .. ain't it great that they WON'T sell space on the POLICE cars and FIRE engines????)
It's a gorgeous, thriving, clean city, but it's also the closest thing to a police state with the most intrusive governmental machine (big brother) I've ever seen in my life.
But that's just for LEGAL citizens. Illegals will be let off the hook because we must have "compassion" for them!