Blue City Pumps The Brakes On Hiring Gov’t Workers As It Wrestles With Billion Dollar-Sized Hole In Budget
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, a Democrat, announced a hiring freeze on city employees on Monday to help close a roughly $1 billion shortfall in next year's city budget, the Chicago Tribune reported. The freeze is meant to help close a projected $982.4 million budget shortfall for fiscal year 2025 while Johnson awaits city council approval […]