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Winfrey pays Chicago $54,000 for party

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By WSBT 24/7 News

Story Created: Sep 20, 2009 at 7:39 AM EDT

Story Updated: Sep 20, 2009 at 7:39 AM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Talk show host Oprah Winfrey has paid more than $54,000 to the city of Chicago for her block party earlier this month that closed a swath of the Magnificent Mile.

Cindy Gatziolis is a spokeswoman for Chicago's Office of Special Events. She says Winfrey promptly paid the $54,832 bill for city services.

About $28,000 went to the Office of Emergency Management and Communications for traffic control aides.

The rest went to the police department for off-duty officers, the fire department for safety officers, the Bureau of Electricity and the Streets and Sanitation Department.

Winfrey held the free party downtown to celebrate the kickoff of the 24th season of "The Oprah Winfrey Show."

Several blocks of Michigan Avenue were closed from Sept. 7-9.

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