Entertainment FacebookTwitter Flipboard WhatsAppEmailCopy Oprah pays Chicago $54G By Social Links for Post Staff Report View Author Archive Get author RSS feed Thanks for contacting us. We've received your submission. Back to Reading Published Sep. 21, 2009, 4:00 a.m. ET Oprah Winfrey paid more than $54,000 to the city of Chicago for her block party last week, according to the mayor’s office there. The show closed half a dozen blocks of Michigan Avenue for three days and the money was repayment for city services. Share this article: FacebookTwitter Flipboard WhatsAppEmailCopy