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Chicago Budget Shortfall

Taxes Rising On Parking, Concerts And Sporting Events

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 11.10.2008 | Chicago

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Chicago sports fans, movie mavens, concertgoers and theater patrons will pay more to attend live events--and so will those who park their cars in gara...

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Chicago's Cost-Cutting Ideas

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 10.16.2008 | Chicago

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If too many cooks spoil the broth, the solution to Chicago's budget crisis will be one spoiled stew. Aldermen, union leaders and civic watchdogs are ...

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Daley Talks Baseball, Not Budget

Chicago Reader | Posted 10.12.2008 | Chicago

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Mayor Daley took media questions following Wednesday's City Council meeting. Asked if he is worried about legal challenges to the O'Hare Expansion Pr...

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150 Out At City Hall

Chicago Tribune | Todd Lighty and Dan Mihalopoulos | Posted 10.06.2008 | Chicago

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Facing a shortage of money needed to run the city, Mayor Richard Daley in July offered a voluntary severance program for non-union workers. The mayor ...

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City Debt $420 Million

The Huffington Post | Posted 09.15.2008 | Chicago

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Chicago is facing a $420 million budget hole, city budget officials announced Thursday. They project a $141 million shortfall this year that will ball...

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