[joezydeco]

It does stand to reason.

However, this is Chicago. Locals know to never assume anything about city government because you'll tend to discover the opposite later on.

[neeleshs]

Fascinating. I'm genuinely curious to know some examples of this.

[joezydeco]

Here's a pretty famous example.

If you're the mayor and you want to close an airport, do you follow FAA procedure and give notice to the government and all the aircraft owners (especially the ones with planes parked on the tarmac)?

Nope! You shut it down in the middle of the night and bulldoze the runway. Problem solved!

https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2003/march/31/m...

http://www.airspacemag.com/flight-today/day-shut-down-meigs-...

[toomuchtodo]

Google "Chicago government corruption".

Having lived in Chicago before, you fear the Chicago Police and your local alderman is the fixer.