- The snowstorm that wreaked so much havoc on Chicago last month also walloped City Hall's wallet.
The $37.3 million the city spent to dig out was more than double what Mayor Richard Daley set aside for snow removal for the whole year, officials said Friday.
All for a snowfall that melted away into the ground and sewers a couple weeks later.
It'd be nice to see what percentage of that money headed to connected "Hired Truck" firms that were supposed to be banned. And is there any truth to the rumor that $37.3 million is exactly the amount left over in the "parking meter sale rainy day fund?" We heard it was exact, to the penny.