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Chicago’s City Hall is in turmoil as key financial leaders, including budget director Annette Guzman, depart amid a $90 million mid-year shortfall and a looming $1 billion gap next year — all while wrestling with a $36 billion pension crisis. The mayor insists he’s the steady force guiding the city, framing leadership changes as normal and his unwavering vision as the true source of stability. Council members, however, are sounding alarms about accountability and control as budget season looms and investors prepare to arrive. The mayor doubles down, embracing political friction as essential to progress — and confidently declaring that as long as his mission to build a safer, more affordable Chicago is executed, the city will remain on course under his leadership.

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