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- Blogs, Bleader May 6, 2015
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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.
- News & Politics, Politics Jul 16, 2014
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In mayoral fund-raising, Emanuel sets the rules and brings in the money
Wealthy donors with business ties to the city keep giving to the mayor.
- Blogs, Bleader May 2, 2014
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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.
- News & Politics, Politics Jun 6, 2013
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How Mayor Emanuel locked the parking meter deal in place
Under Rahm's new agreement, the public will continue enriching private investors.
- Blogs, Bleader May 31, 2013
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Two parking meter deals are worse than one
Mayor Emanuel's new agreement could kill future chances to undo the disastrous street parking sale.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 29, 2013
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With check-writing friends like Mayor Emanuel's, who gives a f— about enemies?
Discontent with Mayor Rahm Emanuel may be rising, but he can still raise gazillions whenever he wants.
- News & Politics, Sidebar Jun 28, 2012
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Pull up a chair
Fifteen of the donors and insiders who got access to Rahm Emanuel
- News & Politics, Feature Feb 16, 2012
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Your NATO/G8 primer
Everything you wanted to know about hosting international summits but were afraid to ask
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 15, 2010
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The ongoing case against privatization
As the city and state battle with a public interest group over the legality of the parking meter deal, Clint Krislov, the lawyer at the center of it, rips arguments in favor of privatizing public assets.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 19, 2009
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IVI-IPO Sues the City Over the Parking Meter Deal
And credits the Reader for leading the way in looking into the deal.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 23, 2009
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All your streets are belong to Morgan Stanley
The parking meter fiasco doesn't mean just a loss of revenue - it also means a loss of control over city streets, unless we're willing to pay a premium for metered spots.
- Blogs, Bleader May 29, 2009
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Hands on the parking meter handoff
A spokesman for Illinois attorney general Lisa Madigan says her office has opened an investigation into the "transaction and implementation of the new parking meter system."
- News & Politics, Politics May 21, 2009
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FAIL, Part Two: One BILLION Dollars!
New evidence suggests Chicago leased out its parking meters for a fraction of what they’re worth.
- Blogs, Bleader May 18, 2009
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Aldermen order city lawyers to explore canceling the parking meter deal
Aldermen now say they want to terminate the parking meter lease contract--as soon as they can get a look at it. We've posted it here for their (and your) convenience.
- Blogs, Bleader May 15, 2009
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The parking meter lease is looking worse and worse
New evidence suggests the taxpayers were hosed out of billions of dollars in the parking meter deal we laid out here last month. And the city still won't tell us how it determined what the deal was worth.