Mayor Lightfoot Unveils Plan To Close Chicago’s $1.2 Billion Budget Gap

By Nereida Moreno, Meha Ahmad
2021 City Budget Address
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot gives 2021 City Budget Address to Chicago City Council on October, 21, 2020. Chicago Mayor’s Office / Facebook
2021 City Budget Address
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot gives 2021 City Budget Address to Chicago City Council on October, 21, 2020. Chicago Mayor’s Office / Facebook

Mayor Lightfoot Unveils Plan To Close Chicago’s $1.2 Billion Budget Gap

By Nereida Moreno, Meha Ahmad
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Reset dives into Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s $12.8 billion spending plan for 2021. The city wants to raise property taxes and implement a mix of layoffs and furloughs to close a $1.2 billion budget gap.

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