Blue City Pumps The Brakes On Hiring Gov’t Workers As It Wrestles With Billion Dollar-Sized Hole In Budget
1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026
Democratic Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday issued a freeze on hiring government workers in order to make up a near billion-dollar shortfall in the city budget for next year, The Chicago Tribune reported. The…
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