Black, Hispanic aldermen block $3.5B O’Hare bond issue

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

In a rare show of force, the City Council’s Black, Hispanic and Progressive caucuses joined forces Friday to block Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plan to issue $3.5 billion in bonds to bankroll O’Hare Airport projects amid concerns about minority participation.

Concerns about a dearth of blacks and Hispanics riding the gravy train of airport contracts and pinstripe patronage tied to city bond deals are nothing new at City Hall.

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