Budget Woes: Mayor, Council Clash Over Programs That Feds Once Paid for That Brandon Johnson Wants to Keep — on The City’s Tab – Illinois Answers Project

Alderpeople say the mayor’s administration suffers from the same problem it had last budget season — a lack of trust — since they struggle to get basic answers on how many previously federally funded city jobs and services Johnson wants to keep. An Illinois Answers Project review found that Johnson’s budget proposes to shift 62 full-time employees previously backed by ARPA onto the city’s ledger at a cost of $7 million.