Budget Director Annette Guzman said options range from layoffs and pay cuts on the expense side to a property tax increase, ...

Chicago announced a hiring freeze as it prepares to face a nearly billion-dollar budget shortfall next year. Chicago Budget ...

With a projected budget deficit of nearly $1 billion for fiscal year 2025, Chicago officials have imposed a hiring freeze and ...

Chicago Budget Director Annette Guzman announced a citywide hiring freeze as part of her office's efforts to mitigate the nearly $1 billion deficit projected for 2025. In a statement, Guzman said her ...

CHICAGO (CBS) – As the City of Chicago faces a significant budget deficit for this and next fiscal year, the city announced ...

It may be apt that Chicago is known as the Windy City, as its government is facing significant headwinds when it comes to the ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson pledged to create nearly 400 civilian Chicago police positions in his 2024 budget in order to keep ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration announced Wednesday that a recent hiring freeze across city government would not apply ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson isn't the first Chicago mayor to tackle a budget crisis by freezing hiring and restricting overtime.

According to city Budget Director Annette Guzman, the hiring freeze and restrictions on overtime pay and non-essential travel will go into effect immediately, but not all departments are impacted.

Chicago Budget Director Annette Guzman said the freeze will address the looming $982.4 million budget gap in fiscal 2025, which she says is being driven by “rising personnel, pension ...