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Privatizing City Assets

WTTW News | March 31, 2009, 7:00 pm

The city has encountered some major speed bumps in two of its privatization efforts. Today, the city admitted it has made some mistakes in the way it handled the parking meter privatization. Eddie Arruza has the details.

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