[Toughy]

The Chicago 2012 budget was passed unanimously by the City Council....the vote was 50-0. Yes there are 50 aldermen elected from the 50 wards of Chicago....the thought of 50 members on any city council makes me want to run away screaming............I am entirely shocked all 50 could ever agree on a budget

On November 16, 2011, the City Council unanimously approved the 2012 Budget for Chicago. We heard your voice loud and clear throughout this entire process as we worked to fill a $635.7 million budget gap. More than 3,100 of you posted more than 10,000 ideas and comments on this site, generating 62,000 votes. At public town hall meetings, we took many your questions live and answered more than 400 online. We reviewed your letters, emails, Facebook comments and tweets. Working together, we created an honest budget.

http://www.chicagobudget.org/