CITY PLOWS THROUGH HALF OF ITS SNOW BUDGET

Chicago has spent $11.2 million — and plowed through half of its annual snow removal budget — since the New Year’s Eve storm that buried the city in 23 inches of snow before a record-setting cold snap.

The largest chunk of city spending — $7.2 million — paid for tons of salt spread on Chicago streets with precious little to show for it because of the Deep Freeze.

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