Private Booting Shines Light on Clout and Campaign Cash
Clip: 10/10/2022 | 6m 49sVideo has Closed Captions
A move to outlaw private booting in Chicago shows how clout and campaign cash operates.
A vote on a measure that would strip members of the Chicago City Council of their authority to ban commercial property owners from hiring a firms to patrol their parking lots and swiftly immobilize cars that are parked there illegally was delayed. A familiar lobbyist and campaign cash factor into the debate.
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Private Booting Shines Light on Clout and Campaign Cash
Clip: 10/10/2022 | 6m 49sVideo has Closed Captions
A vote on a measure that would strip members of the Chicago City Council of their authority to ban commercial property owners from hiring a firms to patrol their parking lots and swiftly immobilize cars that are parked there illegally was delayed. A familiar lobbyist and campaign cash factor into the debate.
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