[singfreedom]

Whew! My, my, I REALLY, REALLY thought Chicago had gotten better with their “political machine” problem. Evidently not. The Dalys’ must still own the place. When the Chicago Trib says so, it must be so.

[Mrs_Stokke]

I REALLY, REALLY thought Chicago had gotten better with their “political machine” problem.

The Daley family has owned Chicago for 4 decades. The entire downstate of Illinois pays homage to Chicago in the form of outrageous taxes and fees.

Can you think of any other major city with an airport that was destroyed by bulldozers overnight? Meigs Field in Chicago was plowed under because Daley wanted to build a park for his wife. The approval for the plans was too slow in coming, so Daley sent bulldozers out at midnight and simply plowed up the runway. He built Millenium Park on the spot, and that project had cost overruns in the millions.

The entire state pays for this through property taxes. Yearly taxes on a property valued at 150K are $4,000.00 downstate. On a 500K property in Lake County, they're in the $50,000.00 range.

If Obama is elected, look for Chicago to become the next Detroit. Dick Daley will finish what his father started.