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- In this image from October 2013, Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks about the 2014 budget with the Sun-Times editorial board. Did he mention that he would increase the scope of his South Loop DePaul/Marriott boondoggle?
In one of those quirky coincidences of life in Chicago, my property tax bill arrived yesterday—the same day as the public hearing for the latest variation of Mayor Emanuel’s grandiose South Loop boondoggle.
So you might say that Mayor Emanuel’s ultimate plan is to end civilization as we know it by wasting our tax dollars on frivolities.
Man, I haven’t seen such a slick band of operators since The Wolf of Wall Street.
But it turned out that the owner of one key parcel—a well-connected construction magnate named James McHugh—wasn’t as easy to bowl over as your average west- or south-side parent.
However, the mayor’s still very much going after McHugh’s land. He says he wants to build the smaller hotel there.
Oh my God, Mr. Mayor, that is just so badass of you!
