Chicago has always been a crooked city - but its not any more crooked today than it was yesterday. It was far worse in terms of no show jobs and wasted tax dollars and bullshit - today's tax dollars being wasted and put into people's pockets are largely from corporations (not people). Love the red state rural folk chiming in on Chicago and welfare though - most of them are on the couch all day long watching Fox News and collecting welfare like they do in the 'big bad ghetto.'