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Parking Meter Deal Balanced The Budget: Daley

First Posted: 3/18/10 Updated: 5/25/11

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Chicago Public Radio:

Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says without money from the controversial lease of the city's parking meters, there'd be no way to balance the 2010 budget.

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Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says without money from the controversial lease of the city's parking meters, there'd be no way to balance the 2010 budget.
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says without money from the controversial lease of the city's parking meters, there'd be no way to balance the 2010 budget.
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