Mirage Editorial: "The Public Gets Burned" - Chicago Sun-Times

Report: "The Mirage" - Pamela Zekman, Zay N. Smith - Chicago Sun Times

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"Fire protection isn't cheap here. The Fire Department budget - more than $106 million - is the city's fourth largest. But the public isn't getting its money's worth. Mayor Bilandic says he is 'looking into' Fire Comr. Robert J. Quinn's management of the department. Only a thorough investigation and a full report to taxpayers will do. . ."

Description:Editorial urges the Mayor to investigate the management of the fire department.

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Article titled "The Public Gets Burned," written by Pamela Zekman and Zay N. Smith as part of their larger Mirage Editorial. Published by the Chicago Sun-Times in 1978.