http://www.windycitizen.com/tag/mccormick-place The latest reader-recommended stories from Chicago. en http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/business/2009/11/23/taxpayers-pay-mcpier-bonds-as-clout-unions-reign <img src="http://www.windycitizen.com/files/files/McPier_0.jpg" style="height:72px;" align="right"/> <p><!--paging_filter-->Spare no expense McCormick Place construction, gracing Chicago Lake Shore Drive's panoramic vista, leaves Illinois taxpayers doing the heavy lifting as clouted hires &amp; labor unions squeeze trade shows</p> chicagobusiness.com <p><a href="http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/business/2009/11/23/taxpayers-pay-mcpier-bonds-as-clout-unions-reign">read more</a></p> http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/business/2009/11/23/taxpayers-pay-mcpier-bonds-as-clout-unions-reign#comments Illinois Illinois,United States McCormick McCormick &amp; Company, Incorporated Business clouted hires Lake Shore Drive McCormick Place McPier Meltdow Metropolitan Pier &amp; Exposition Authority pay-as-you-go tradeshows Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:10:11 -0600 20937 at http://www.windycitizen.com http://www.windycitizen.com/%7Edailydaley/2008/10/20/spooks-goblins-and-mayors <p><!--paging_filter--> <p> <img src="http://www.chicagoclout.com/Daley%20begs.jpg" style="width: 525px" width="600" height="338" /><br /> <img src="http://homedir-b.libsyn.com/podcasts/d27c400241acd6162db2f3e94f7db260/48fc7728/chicagoscope/images/daleycenter.jpg" border="0" width="525" /> </p> <p> <i>Mayor Daley speaks at a conference, kicks off Chicagoween and sounds off on money for grades.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/blogs/dailydaley" class="og_links">Daily Daley</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.windycitizen.com/%7Edailydaley/2008/10/20/spooks-goblins-and-mayors">read more</a></p> http://www.windycitizen.com/%7Edailydaley/2008/10/20/spooks-goblins-and-mayors#comments Politics chicago politics Chicagoween city of chicago Mayor Daley mayor daly Mayor Richard Daley Mayor Richard M. Daley McCormick Place Daily Daley Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:02:29 -0500 3237 at http://www.windycitizen.com