A mayoral aide says the city will be much better prepared for street plowing this winter than last. The aide even referred to last year's cost-cutting policy which entailed using less road salt, plowing side-streets only during normal working hours to reduce overtime, and skipping side-streets after minor snow storms, as "last year's mistakes," reports the Sun-Times. In a statement on Monday the aide said the city has 370,000 tons of salt "on the ground, covered and ready for the snow to hit." more ›