CBS Chicago investigative reporter Megan De Mar says the timing of her latest findings could not be more uncomfortable for City Hall.
As De Mar reports it, Mayor Brandon Johnson has warned that if revenue estimates fall short, mid-year layoffs of city workers could be on the table.
At the same time, De Mar and the CBS Investigators uncovered something that looks small next to a multibillion-dollar budget, but huge when you picture it in real life: city employees and sister-agency workers owing the city at least $23.5 million in unpaid fines and fees…