Unfortunately, the implications were that the mayor involved joined the legal firm that negotiated this privatization shortly after his term ended. It is worth

Unfortunately, the implications were that the mayor involved joined the legal firm that negotiated this privatization shortly after his term ended. It is worth noting that at no point was privatization of parking in his platform previously, and his approval rating dropped to record lows in large part to deals like this, but Chicago lacks a recall mechanism and he chose not to run. We are also talking about a mayoral administration that operated with impunity. Despite contracts with the state and the FAA, the city used bulldozers to destroy the runways at a general aviation airport, stranding planes and its own fire department helicopters there. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meigs_Field https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meigs_Field