Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says the Democratic National Committee has reimbursed the city for the cost of President Barack Obama’s $1.74 million election night rally.
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says the Democratic National Committee has reimbursed the city for the cost of President Barack Obama’s $1.74 million election night rally. DNC spokesman Brad Woodhouse says the payment was made recently. He attributes the five-month delay to complex issues that needed to be worked out with the city. More than 100,000 people celebrated on Nov. 4 in downtown Chicago’s Grant Park. The Chicago Police Department racked up about $1 million of the cost. All the city’s police officers were required to work. They cleared the park of rally-goers less than an hour after it ended. Another big bill came from the Office of Emergency Management and Communications, which spent more than $120,000 that night. ______ Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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