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Chicago Budget

Financial Crisis Squeezing Civic Budgets

Crain's Chicago Business | Monée Fields-White and Mike Colias | Posted 11.13.2008 | Chicago

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Local governments are bracing for deeper budget shortfalls as the financial crisis hammers everything from sales tax revenue to pension funds. The st...

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Tightening City Budget Still Has Room For Spin

Chicago Tribune | Dan Mihalopoulos | Posted 11.12.2008 | Chicago

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Mayor Richard Daley headed to the lakefront last month to announce his latest environmental plans, accompanied by no fewer than six City Hall represen...

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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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