No debate as Chicago Aldermen approve tax money for Olympics bid

The Chicago Tribune reports:

Without a single word of debate, aldermen today voted to use new property tax revenue for Chicago's 2016 Olympic bid and guaranteed the city would cover the expense of additional police patrols, street cleaning and other services for the Summer Games.

Before the vote, Ald. Edward Burke (14th) expressed surprise that none of his council colleagues wished to add their input on the topic: "Like the good old Peggy Lee song, is that all there is?"

The measure commits the city to using an unspecified amount of tax-increment financing dollars to subsidize infrastructure improvements at the Near South Side site of what would be the Olympic Village. It also reaffirms a $500 million promise to cover any operating deficit for the event.

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