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One Department Name Survives All Sixteen of Chicago’s Budget Ordinances: Finance General, Now 44 Percent of the Appropriations
Sixteen adopted budget ordinances, 2011-2026, read as one: the only department label in every file is Finance General, which nearly tripled to $8.19 billion – 44 percent of the $18.67 billion 2026…
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