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Saturday, April 20
Mayor Daley's budget proposal makes drivers of large SUVs pay $15 more for their city stickers. Parking fines would also go up, and a .25 percent restaurant tax would add a nickel to a $20 tab. Read the official overview. Related: area bike shops and cooking classes. [Trib. login: gapers/gapers]