Chicago faces 2024 budget shortfall of $538 million — more than a third of it tied to migrant crisis

Chicago.suntimes ^ | 09/12/2023 | Fran Spielman

[ChicagoConservative27]

Mayor Brandon Johnson didn’t take ex-Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s word for it when she said she’d left the city in great financial shape, with an $85 million shortfall. It’s a good thing he was skeptical, his top aides told some City Council members in a budget briefing.

Chicago faces a $538 million budget shortfall in 2024, with $200 million of it tied to the migrant crisis, influential alderpersons were told Tuesday.

[ChicagoConservative27]

What happened all that free COVID mm money? 🙄

[Fai Mao]

Welcome to Texas $bitcargo

[dfwgator]

Here comes the bailout.

[SCConservative58]

Well play stupid games, win stupid prizes Funny how the borders were never closed under the covid SCAMdemic, were they?

[Menehune56]

[fhayek]

Virtue signaling sure is more expensive than it used to be.

[NWFree]

That’s just a call for more illegals to be sent to the happy sanctuary grounds

They love all the little brown people

[Howie66]

The Tax Payers in Chicago brought this on themselves.

[SCConservative58]

Not until obama essentially left the border gate open, we had essentially eradicated small pox, polio, yellow fever, scarlet fever and pertussis. Amazingly, all of a sudden they started reappearing again, beginning with areas along our border with mexico.

[dfwgator]

The Tax Payers in Chicago brought this on themselves.

Guess who will end up bailing them out?

[Howie66]

Yeah. I well know.

[TomGuy]

Being a sanctuary city isn’t cheap.

They could house a few in the Obama Library — if it ever gets built.

[chopperk]

Most if the short-fall is tied to Marxist Dems running the State and City.

[Wuli]

New York City is even worse:

What is the budget deficit for New York City in 2023?
Despite the revised revenue projection, budget gaps are estimated at $1.30 billion in FY 2023 and $1.51 billion in FY 2024. Gaps swell to $7.07 billion in FY 2025, $10.22 billion in FY 2026 and $11.66 billion in FY 2027.Mar 6, 2023.

NY Dims want to elect ANY Dim for POTUS - they are going to be asking for bailouts.

[frank ballenger]

If we can give billions to our needy brothers in Ukraine, then why not a billion in money to Chicago with all the gun violence problems they face?/S💰💰💰💰💰💸💸💸💸💸💸

[frank ballenger]

NYC needs a handout? And Chicago?
Tax the people of the US once again. We can always work a 2nd job.
💰💰💰💰💰💸💸💸💸💸💸

[Mark17]

The Tax Payers in Chicago brought this on themselves.

Guess who will end up bailing them out?

Tax payers, other than Chicago taxpayers????

[Mark]

Just raise taxes.

[dfwgator]

Got a mirror?

[dfwgator]