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Originally published on wbez.org 06/18/2024 | Photo: Manuel Martinez/WBEZ
Cook County officials are projecting an estimated $218 million budget gap next year, the biggest since 2021, a year into the COVID-19 pandemic.
Officials would not detail how they plan to plug the shortfall, but Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said it will not include layoffs of government employees or new taxes or tax hikes for residents. One potential solution could be tapping an estimated $367 million surplus projected for the end of the current budget year.
During a media briefing on Tuesday, Preckwinkle said she’s not losing sleep on how to fill the gap, crediting her financial team with delivering a balanced budget year after year. She was elected in 2010.
“Believe me, we’ve seen worse,” Preckwinkle said. “When I came into this job (the gap) was $487 million and the total budget was a lot less. We had to make 15 percent cuts. I had to lay people off.”
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Originally published on chicagotribune.com 06/16/2024 | Photo: Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune
Chicago-area Muslims celebrated Eid al-Adha with a prayer service Sunday and renewed attention to the war in Gaza.
The event, held at The Dome at Parkway Bank Sports Complex in Des Plaines and organized by the Islamic Community Center of Illinois, drew a crowd of thousands.
The holiday marks the end of the yearly Hajj pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam, and is celebrated worldwide.
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