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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Fran Spielman

Brandon Johnson not taking Lori Lightfoot’s word on city finances

Two days after he won the April 4 mayoral runoff against Paul Vallas, Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson was welcomed to his future City Hall office by departing Mayor Lori Lightfoot. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

Mayor Brandon Johnson isn’t taking Lori Lightfoot’s word for it when she claims to have left the city in great financial shape, with an $85 million shortfall that’s among the lowest in recent Chicago history.

Johnson is doing his own fiscal forecast and holding a series of community roundtables next month before he releases that new document.

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