Chicago Sequester Impact: 12 Ways Budget Sequestration Will Be Felt In City, Statewide In Illinois

12 Ways Sequestration Will Be Felt In Chicago, Statewide
FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2010 file photo, passengers wait in a security line at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. Fewer seats, higher fares and more money from fees may just add up to the highest quarterly profit in three years for the nation's long-suffering airlines.(AP Photo/Paul Beaty, file)
FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2010 file photo, passengers wait in a security line at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. Fewer seats, higher fares and more money from fees may just add up to the highest quarterly profit in three years for the nation's long-suffering airlines.(AP Photo/Paul Beaty, file)

With $85 billion in across-the-board, automatic federal funding cuts going into effect beginning later Friday thanks to the budget sequestration in Washington, many Illinoisans will soon be feeling the impact of the widespread cuts.

While President Obama and congressional leaders are meeting Friday to attempt to avoid the drastic cuts, optimism is low for a deal. In a press conference Friday morning, Obama called the cuts "arbitrary" and "dumb."

"This is not a win for anybody. This is a loss for the American people," he added.

Scroll down to view some of the ways sequestration will reportedly be felt both in Chicago and statewide in Illinois.

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