Chicago's $300,000 Christmas Tree

Chicago's $300,000 Christmas Tree

We've all been cutting back during these tough financial times. And so has the city in the face of a $50 million budget deficit. That's why we watched in amazement as city workers put up that giant Christmas tree in Daley Plaza behind the CBS 2 studios last November - just as it has every other year.
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So how much did all this cost the taxpayers? We asked the city for some hard numbers on what it paid for manpower and equipment to put the tree up and take it down.
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For about six weeks, city workers built a giant steel and wood frame, hoisted trees into place and then decorated the 85-foot high extravaganza. Then they took it all down. The total cost? About $300,000.

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