He must work to close both a $223 million deficit for this year and a $982.4 million gap for 2025, caused by an underperformance of revenue, a disputed CPS pension payment and rising pension and labor costs. Next year’s gap is the second largest the city has faced since 2002.
Johnson has no idea how to close the gap he’s created by blowing vid money on foolish things that now need to be perpetuated without it. He isn’t alone as many blue cities now face the same dilemma.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Johnson has no idea how to close the gap he’s created by blowing vid money on foolish things that now need to be perpetuated without it. He isn’t alone as many blue cities now face the same dilemma.