A potential new parking meter deal
Chicago City Council leaders have reached a potential agreement for a New York firm to acquire the city's parking meters. Unlike the heavily criticized 2008 deal under former Mayor Richard M. Daley, this new proposal reportedly includes lucrative benefits for both the city and motorists.
<h3>Good morning, Chicago. ✶</h3><p>🔎 <b>Below</b>: City Council leaders brokered an agreement that could pave the way for a New York firm to acquire Chicago's parking meters — but unlike former Mayor Richard M. Daley's long-despised deal, it would include lucrative benefits for the city and motorists.</p><p>🗞️ <b>Plus</b>: How a gun got on a school bus, the "Broadview Six" push for a special counsel, the year of Chaka Khan — and more news…
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