2027 budget forecast chicago

Chicago 2027 budget forecast blame game

Chicago releases 2027 budget forecast with a smaller deficit

Chicago's 2027 budget deficit checks in at $283.9 million less than what was expected at this time last year. Why it matters: While good news, it still leaves a whopping $882.4 million gap for Mayor Brandon Johnson and a contentious City Council to fill by the end of the year,

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson touts deficit reduction in 2027 budget forecast

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Chicago 2027 budget forecast blame game: $882.4M deficit

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Mayor Brandon Johnson reveals $882 million budget gap for 2027

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration on Thursday unveiled a projected $882.4 million hole in the 2027 budget, officially starting the clock for another slugfest with aldermen over how to close the g...

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Mayor Johnson projects $882M deficit, vows to not balance budget 'on backs of working people'

Johnson said the budget gap — again one of the city’s largest of the past two and a half decades — is driven in part by $70 million more in the city’s bond payments, $90 million more in pension obligations,

The Bond Buyer

Chicago sees progress in cutting projected 2027 deficit

Chicago's projected FY2027 was down $283.9 million from the $1.2 billion estimate in last year's budget forecast.

Block Club Chicago

Chicago Facing $882 Million Deficit In 2027, Mayor Says

Mayor Brandon Johnson has not yet specified how he plans to close the budget deficit this fall, but reiterated a pledge to identity "progressive" revenue options.