Aldermen Use Stealth Fund To Hire Friends, Family, Shady Characters

Reported by Huffington Post on Thursday, 19 November 2009 (on November 19, 2009)

As City Hall struggles to pay for basic services, a stealth budget account worth millions has allowed Chicago aldermen to put family members, campaign operatives and those with political baggage on yet another taxpayer-funded payroll.

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