All this week, aldermen held hearings on Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s nearly $10 billion budget for 2017. Fourteen departments met this week, and with no major taxes or fees, aldermen stuck to familiar pet peeves. This week we bring you a selection from week one of two budget hearings, where aldermen grilled department heads about their budgets, past accomplishments, or, in some cases, failures.

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