• Erin Hegarty
    OCT 21, 2020
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    Lightfoot faces ‘herculean task’ in presenting 2021 budget that tackles $1.2 billion deficit

    Mayor Lori Lightfoot Wednesday morning will detail plans for the 2021 budget.


    Mayor Lori Lightfoot has been presented with a task analysts say no other mayor has ever faced in filling a $1.2 billion budget gap amid a pandemic, and the proposal she will present Wednesday is likely to be unpopular to many.

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