I did one systems development project for the city 15 years ago and was so disgusted I never pursued another job with the city of Chicago. We hired somebody from one of these minority firms a few years ago. We fired her outright when she told us privately (and rather proudly) that she was padding her billing because she was running out of billable work. We found out later that she was using time onsite to look for another job. We informed the client the next day and fired her on the spot. This was our largest client, and we lost them within the month. Our ex-employee, a double minority, filed for unemployment the next day. We didn't even contest it, assuming, probably correctly, that we would be sued for wrongful termination. Our unemployment rate was tripled for the next four years. There are 18 million such stories in the Naked City. This has been just one.

The same system is in effect today. Look up the sordid details of the city purchase of Michael Reese Hospital this past July, which the city quietly purchased from MedLine Corporation for $100 million, planning to use the land for Olympic Village. The purchase price included a kickback from Medline, two prime contractors were selected on no-bid contracts for demolition for another $20 million, and "up to 45%" of the many subcontractors needed were "minority owned" businesses. These costs, solely based on their intended use for the Olympics, were completely excluded from the reported costs of the Olympic bid. Details are in the Chicago Tribune in late July. Look it up. You don't even have to read between the lines.

That's the cost of a one-party city that has been in charge too long. The city government, of course, is whining that they have to raise taxes because they're out of money.

Rotten to the core.

Same crap, different pile.