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Home » city payroll

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Alderman on violence in Chicago: ‘We’ve got a war right here to deal with’

by Mick Dumke July 9, 2014August 18, 2021

Alderman Willie Cochran, a former police officer, says it’s time for an infusion of money, opportunities, health care, and police in violence-ravaged neighborhoods.

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Black and Latino areas still bearing the brunt of city job cuts

by Mick Dumke May 14, 2014August 18, 2021

South-side workers account for three of every four jobs cut by the city since Mayor Rahm Emanuel took office in 2011.

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City sheds hundreds more jobs in black and Hispanic neighborhoods

by Mick Dumke October 19, 2012August 19, 2021

Black and Hispanic neighborhoods bear the brunt of Mayor Emanuel’s belt tightening

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Spared the knife

by Mick Dumke May 17, 2012August 19, 2021

As the police ranks shrink in the first year under Rahm Emanuel, mayoral aides get higher pay

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City job cuts hit black and Hispanic neighborhoods hardest

by Mick Dumke January 4, 2012August 19, 2021

City job cuts hit black and Hispanic neighborhoods hardest

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The most transparent government Chicago has ever seen, part 2

by Mick Dumke December 2, 2011August 19, 2021

Part two of transparency in the Emanuel administration: The labyrinthine and fruitless act of submitting FOIA requests.

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Fact-Checking Mayor Daley’s Budget Address

by Mick Dumke October 21, 2009August 19, 2021

On October 21 Mayor Daley proposed a $6.1 billion city budget for 2010 that he said would be balanced without raising taxes or cutting core services. But not all of his claims passed the sniff test.

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Service Cuts

by Mick Dumke October 8, 2009August 19, 2021

Red-flag cuts in core city services over the past year and a half include significant reductions in law enforcement, garbage collection, airport security, and public health.

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City services: getting less for more

by Mick Dumke April 16, 2009August 19, 2021

As the Daley administration once again threatens layoffs, aldermen push their own plans: privatizing services your taxes are already supposed to be paying for, and taking more of your money to do it.

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Paid more to manage less

by Mick Dumke March 31, 2009August 19, 2021

More on the city payroll: most top officials who received raises oversee departments that have made multiple staffing cuts.

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Pink slips and pay hikes

by Mick Dumke March 30, 2009August 19, 2021

While budget cuts have left the city with fewer cops and front-line workers, top officials have enjoyed pay raises.

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“Cut to the bone”?

by Mick Dumke August 13, 2008August 19, 2021

It’s not exactly true that the city’s workforce has already been “cut to the bone,” as a labor leader suggests.

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The city worker shuffle, part two

by Mick Dumke June 25, 2007August 19, 2021

The city that works for the city that works: a breakdown of Chicago’s 47 government departments.

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The city worker shuffle

by Mick Dumke June 22, 2007August 19, 2021

The city payroll went up for this year’s election season, with clout-heavy departments getting most of the new employees.

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