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The Civic Federation's Financial Report

From slashing the City Council in half to cutting the Fire Department's budget, a new report outlines 40 tough-love measures to get the city's budget back in shape. Our panel discusses the cost-cutting ideas, and what it will take to implement them.

• More on the Story: Read more about the report
• How would you cut the city budget?
• AFSCME
• The Civic Federation
• Read the full report
• Statement by the Chicago Federation of Labor
• Chicago Sun-Times article
• Chicago Tonight's Mayor Emanuel page