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Layoffs on table due to budget shortfall, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson administration officials say
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget team put city employee layoffs on the table Thursday to help close a budget deficit they said could reach $90 million through the end of this year. While acknowledging the final shortfall wouldn’t firm up until next... Read more.
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