Local & Regional · Politics & Government · North America

Civic Committee’s answer for city’s financial woes — less borrowing, rein in spending, shrink the payroll

With an $882 million budget gap to fill less than five months before the mayoral and aldermanic election, there have been no shortage of reports recommending ways to solve Chicago’s financial crisis. On Thursday, the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club, one of Chicago’s most influential business groups, weighed in w