
Questions Swirl Around Chicago’s Finances
Clip: 8/12/2021 | 10m 6sVideo has Closed Captions
Chicago's projected deficit is $733 million.
Chicago's fiscal picture is less bleak than it was this time last year. That's the message from the Mayor yesterday when she released figures that showed the coming year's budget to be about $733 million out of whack. It's down from a gap of $1.2 billion last year.
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Questions Swirl Around Chicago’s Finances
Clip: 8/12/2021 | 10m 6sVideo has Closed Captions
Chicago's fiscal picture is less bleak than it was this time last year. That's the message from the Mayor yesterday when she released figures that showed the coming year's budget to be about $733 million out of whack. It's down from a gap of $1.2 billion last year.
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