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Questions Swirl Around Chicago’s Finances

Chicago's projected deficit is $733 million.

Aired 08/12/2021 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

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.

Aired 08/12/2021 | Rating NR

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