Chicago still has money for PR

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

The Daley administration has signed another $5 million public relations contract -- bringing the citywide total to 11 firms and $55 million -- to augment the highly controlled message coming out of City Hall.

Mayoral press secretary Jacquelyn Heard insisted last fall that not a penny would be paid to outside spin doctors until Chicago's budget crisis is over.

Since Chicago has been ruled by the Democratic party since 1931: one wonders what message needs to be "gotten out"? Especially, with a $50 million budget hole so far this year.No word yet on whether these PR firms are going to donate some money to Chicago's real political boss,Alderman Burke.