Mayor Emanuel : Chicago wrong to compel donations to After School Matters

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

The city should not be dictating charities to recipients of city subsidies, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday, attempting to walk a political tightrope on allegations of favoritism against an after-school charity run by former First Lady Maggie Daley.

One day after Inspector General Joe Ferguson shined the light on $915,000 in city-mandated contributions to After School Matters, Emanuel acknowledged that it was wrong for City Hall to compel such charitable giving as a condition of receiving city help.

Even charity can be a racket in Chicago.