Chicago Closed Today – Saving for 2016
As reported by CBS News Chicago:
If you planned to check out a library book, visit a city clinic or have your garbage picked up on Monday, you’re out of luck.
The City of Chicago is basically closed for business on Aug. 17, a reduced-service day in which most city employees are off without pay. City Hall, public libraries, health clinics and most city offices will be closed.
Emergency service providers including police, firefighters and paramedics are working at full strength, but most services not directly related to public safety, including street sweeping, will not be provided. That also includes garbage pickup. Residents who receive regular collection on Mondays should expect trash to be picked up on Tuesday. Some other customers may experience a one-day delay as collectors catch up.
The city is forecasting a $400 million deficit for 2010. What about the $1.4 billion in property taxes that the Mayor had stashed away at the end od 2008? Chicago, this Nero is fiddling while Rome is burning.
Besides fire and police services, the parking ticket disher-outers were out in full force! Gotta extort money for the Freak Show 2016! Including the Jamaican runner with the JATO bottle up his arse!