Broke City: Revenues $31 Million Below Expectations (WATCH)

City government took in tens of millions of dollars less in 2008 than it predicted just a few months ago, which will force further cost-saving measures or a drawdown of a rainy-day fund, the city's top financial officer said today.

"We're some $31 million below what we actually thought" in September, said Chief Financial Officer Paul Volpe, whom Mayor Richard Daley has tapped as his next chief of staff.

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The city is broke, but Daley will find billions( at the expense of schools, parks, CTA, etc.) if we get stuck with the Olympics!