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Chicago faces 2024 budget shortfall of $538 million — more than a third of it tied to migrant crisis
Chicago.suntimes ^ | 09/12/2023 | Fran Spielman

Posted on 09/13/2023 3:51:06 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Mayor Brandon Johnson didn’t take ex-Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s word for it when she said she’d left the city in great financial shape, with an $85 million shortfall. It’s a good thing he was skeptical, his top aides told some City Council members in a budget briefing.

Chicago faces a $538 million budget shortfall in 2024, with $200 million of it tied to the migrant crisis, influential alderpersons were told Tuesday.

(Excerpt) Read more at chicago.suntimes.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: 2024; budget; chicago; shortfall; taxes
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What happened all that free COVID mm money? 🙄
1 posted on 09/13/2023 3:51:06 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Welcome to Texas $bitcargo


2 posted on 09/13/2023 3:52:04 PM PDT by Fai Mao (Starve the beast and steal its food!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Here comes the bailout.


3 posted on 09/13/2023 3:52:26 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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Well play stupid games, win stupid prizes Funny how the borders were never closed under the covid SCAMdemic, were they?
4 posted on 09/13/2023 3:53:44 PM PDT by SCConservative58
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5 posted on 09/13/2023 3:55:13 PM PDT by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Virtue signaling sure is more expensive than it used to be.


6 posted on 09/13/2023 3:55:58 PM PDT by fhayek
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To: ChicagoConservative27

That’s just a call for more illegals to be sent to the happy sanctuary grounds

They love all the little brown people


7 posted on 09/13/2023 3:58:21 PM PDT by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The Tax Payers in Chicago brought this on themselves.


8 posted on 09/13/2023 3:58:45 PM PDT by Howie66 ("Biden-Fetterman 2024. It's A No Brainer")
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Not until obama essentially left the border gate open, we had essentially eradicated small pox, polio, yellow fever, scarlet fever and pertussis. Amazingly, all of a sudden they started reappearing again, beginning with areas along our border with mexico.


9 posted on 09/13/2023 3:58:59 PM PDT by SCConservative58
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The Tax Payers in Chicago brought this on themselves.

Guess who will end up bailing them out?

10 posted on 09/13/2023 3:59:21 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

Yeah. I well know.


11 posted on 09/13/2023 4:00:33 PM PDT by Howie66 ("Biden-Fetterman 2024. It's A No Brainer")
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Being a sanctuary city isn’t cheap.

They could house a few in the Obama Library — if it ever gets built.


12 posted on 09/13/2023 4:00:41 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Most if the short-fall is tied to Marxist Dems running the State and City.


13 posted on 09/13/2023 4:01:25 PM PDT by chopperk
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New York City is even worse:

What is the budget deficit for New York City in 2023?
Despite the revised revenue projection, budget gaps are estimated at $1.30 billion in FY 2023 and $1.51 billion in FY 2024. Gaps swell to $7.07 billion in FY 2025, $10.22 billion in FY 2026 and $11.66 billion in FY 2027.Mar 6, 2023.

NY Dims want to elect ANY Dim for POTUS - they are going to be asking for bailouts.


14 posted on 09/13/2023 4:05:12 PM PDT by Wuli
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If we can give billions to our needy brothers in Ukraine, then why not a billion in money to Chicago with all the gun violence problems they face?/S💰💰💰💰💰💸💸💸💸💸💸


15 posted on 09/13/2023 4:25:39 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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NYC needs a handout? And Chicago?
Tax the people of the US once again. We can always work a 2nd job.
💰💰💰💰💰💸💸💸💸💸💸


16 posted on 09/13/2023 4:27:01 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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The Tax Payers in Chicago brought this on themselves.

Guess who will end up bailing them out?

Tax payers, other than Chicago taxpayers????

17 posted on 09/13/2023 4:42:09 PM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF Captain & pilot. Both bitten by the aviation bug)
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To: fhayek

Just raise taxes.


18 posted on 09/13/2023 4:43:20 PM PDT by Mark (DONATE ONCE every 3 months-is that a big deal?)
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To: Mark17

Got a mirror?


19 posted on 09/13/2023 4:43:30 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

20 posted on 09/13/2023 4:46:38 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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