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Deep cuts a concern as city hits $1.2B deficit | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Lightfoot said city will need help from Washington to survive Crusader Staff Report Deep cuts in city services remain a concern after Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced a $1.2 billion budget deficit in the city’s 2021 budget. The budget gap is the largest in Chicago’s history. Lightfoot attributed the deficit to the devastating and continued impacts […]

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