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August 01, 2005
Chicago for sale
Chicago is short $94.1 million dollars for 2006.
How will the mayor raise funds? By selling naming rights of city assets to the highest corporate bidders, reports the Sun-Times.
"There's a few other assets that may provide for a captive audience to be exposed to advertising" or naming rights, said Budget Director John Harris. "The [Chicago Transit Authority] is exploring it for some of its train lines.... We will be putting out a request for information to the experts in that field to give us some more ideas."
That includes airports, libraries, water filtration plants, police and fire stations and vehicles, bridges over the Chicago River, the famed Lake Shore Drive, even the 911 emergency center.
I can see it now...
911 Operator: Hello! Welcome to 911, brought to you by Crest Whitestrips, which gives you brighter, whiter teeth for 18 months without lasers.
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Why don't they just start a war in Chicago and Bush will surely ask Congress for billions to support the war in Chicago.
"Excuse me sir, can you point me to the Express Men 7th precinct?"
"Sure! Go about two blocks, then turn right at the Men's Health fire station. Take the Google footbridge over the highway and turn left at the bottom of the Dodge Dakota stairs. Look to your left, and you'll see it about a hundred feet away, right next to the Dell bus depot."
I kinda like it.
