Nothing But Good News In Chicago

“The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association not only balanced its books for the first time in four years, as it had projected, but also ended the 2007 fiscal year with a surplus of $113,000 on a $58 million operating budget. [The CSO] also reported a 4 percent increase in donations to its annual fund for a total of $18.6 million, and an increase in ticket sales as well, exceeding 85 percent paid capacity in Orchestra Hall for the second consecutive season.”