Ald. Burke Makes Power Play Over AIC's Admission Hike

With the 50 percent admission hike coming to the Art Institute of Chicago in a little over a month, Ald. Ed Burke has forced through a resolution (via the Finance Committee) that would force the Art Institute to charge locals a reduced admission fee. Burke has previously threatened the AIC over the admission hike, but the problem is, as the Trib points out, that the City Council has no authority over the Park District Board, which sets the admission fees, so any passage of the resolution would be moot. [Tribune]