President Obama and Mayor Emanuel tout a $70 million grant for a site that already received $10 million in public subsidies.
by Ben Joravsky
For the last several weeks, Mayor Emanuel, Governor Quinn, and various civic and corporate big shots have been pounding each other on the back for bringing Chicago a $70 million shipment of federal pork—otherwise known as a Defense Department grant. The money will be used to help build the Digital
Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute, which was unveiled at a gloriously orchestrated press event last month at the White House.…[ Read more ]