The Beachwood Reporter reports on the people who don't want the Olympics in Chicago:
No Games concluded their presentation by urging the IOC to read and consider Chicago Reader journalist Ben Joravsky's 'An Open Letter to the IOC'."
Here's
Ben Joravsky describing Chicago's reality:
We can’t afford the games. We’re broke—and I mean damn near destitute. The public school system is about $475 million in the red and the city’s facing its own deficit of at least $200 million. Just a few months ago Mayor Daley said he’d balanced the budget by raising fees and fines and slashing the city payroll, but already expenses have risen and revenues have dropped faster than anticipated. His aides have warned that more cuts could be on the way.
The Chicago Transit Authority, which runs our public transportation system, is busted too, in more ways than one. CTA officials are in the thick of their annual budget crisis, warning of fare hikes and service cuts that could affect traffic in every part of town. They don’t have enough money to replace the old buses or repair the tracks that are falling apart.
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Chicago's decline.
