Because Chicago Mayor Emanuel and Illinois state "political leaders" prefer to keep their heads in the sand regarding how much money they are wasting on the failed war on drugs and incarceration, the Mayor is now suggesting collecting a fee for garbage pick up and building a casino in Chicago as a "solution" to Chicago's significant financial fiasco.
http://chicagosmilliondollarblocks.com/ Provides some serious data regarding just how much money the state of Illinois is spending on incarceration-- on a per block level in the City of Chicago.