2021 pandemic budget plan from Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle includes dipping into reserve fund, no tax hikes – Chicago Tribune*

Besides the use of reserves, Preckwinkle’s plan to fill the $222.2 million forecast general fund gap calls for the $61.3 million-saving elimination of 659 full-time equivalent vacant positions, an expected $27.7 million revenue jump from Chicago tax increment financing and county sales tax projections, and $50 million in reimbursements from federal CARES Act money before it expires in December.