Obama victory bill totals $1.74 million

The cost of President Barack Obama's Election Day victory celebration in Chicago's Grant Park totaled $1.74 million, and the city has yet to be paid.

Peter Scales of the Office of Budget and Management said Thursday the city is reaching out to the Democratic National Committee in an effort to get the money.

In explaining the reimbursement delay, DNC spokeswoman Stacie Paxton said the party is still looking at various costs and bills. She would not say whether parts of the bill are disputed.

The bulk of the cost of rally -- $1 million -- was racked up the Chicago Police Department. The Office of Emergency Management and Communications racked up more than $120,000 in expenses.

In October, Mayor Daley said the cash-flush Obama campaign would reimburse the city for the total cost of the rally.