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Daley Mon Jan 05 2009
Mayor Daley's Awesome, Or Terrible, Year
Fran Spielman sums up Mayor Daley's year:
The city he has led for 20 years became the center of the political universe -- and the 2016 Olympic front-runner instead of a mere finalist -- after the favorite-son senator he backed was elected the nation's first African-American president.
A month later, Chicago was back to being ridiculed as corruption capital of the world when Gov. Blagojevich was dragged off in handcuffs.
I doubt the Mayor is worried, but some Park Ridge residents are determined to make 2009 not-so-pleasant:
A Park Ridge man is urging the International Olympic Committee to remove Chicago from consideration for the 2016 games.
Arguing the Olympics will only add to the heavy O'Hare air traffic above his neighborhood, Gene Spanos mailed a letter to the committee's headquarters in Switzerland, asking that members meet with Park Ridge residents and also reconsider their decision to list Chicago among the finalist cities.
...and, of course, for Chicagoans, our 2009 will definitely be more expensive:
But with 2009 now in progress, Chicagoans now have no choice but to spend more on certain conveniences.
As CBS 2's Mike Parker reports, the fates give - suddenly lower gasoline prices in the latter part of 2008. But they also take away, if you put your car in most downtown and Loop parking garages.
The city tax is going from $2.25 to $3.
