" I am ready for the election to be over. Obama's "post-election rally" in Grant Park has been all over the news for the past few days. The city was trying to limit the number of people in the park who don't have tickets - and then Da Mayor got on the air and told everyone to just come on down. Is the Obama campaign going to pay the city for the cost of extra police, EMTs, and city workers to handle the street closures? I kinda doubt it."
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Actually yes, he is footing the bill; or should I say the campaign is; the cost of renting the space, the clean up; the overtime/extra cost for city workers, police, etc.


From the Chicago Tribune:

Daley Puts Obama Rally Tab At $2 Million


Mayor Richard Daley put the tab at $2 million today for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's Grant Park rally on election night.
Obama's campaign is footing the bill.

http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/...puts-obam.html