Layoff notices have been sent to nine of the 21 custodians employed at Chicago’s City Hall, with Mayor Brandon Johnson blaming the notices on the city’s new budget.
Some members of the City Council have pushed back on Johnson’s blame of the budget for the layoff notices, accusing the mayor of scapegoating the council in the battle over how Chicago is allocating its funding.
Custodians at City Hall work for A & R Janitorial Service, which is based in Cicero. That company sent out the layoff notices in recent days, telling workers that they will be out of a job beginning on February 13…