In the ongoing argument over what “luxury” services would be taxed under Emanuel’s sales tax proposal, Chico held a news conference Monday to complain the tax would put neighborhood gyms out of business.
But the first neighborhood gym that Chico tried to hold his news conference at cancelled at the last minute after getting a call from the Emanuel campaign, Chico said. […]
Chico’s campaign scrambled to line up the second gym, in West Town. Then the Emanuel campaign called that gym. But owner Sharone Aharon told the caller he planned to let Chico do his news conference there anyway.
And does anyone doubt that if he wins, Rahm won't be sending out teams of building inspectors and such to hassle businesses that provided a forum for dissent? That displayed opponents' signs? That endorsed anyone other than the anointed one? We fully expect the FOP Hall to be visited by inspectors and shut down on some made up pretext, and that's before the next round of contract negotiations and Springfield battles to be fought.