| Source | Chicago Reader |
|---|---|
| Original Load Date | Dec. 12, 2025, 8:01 a.m. |
| Last Updated | Dec. 12, 2025, 8:01 a.m. |
| Original URL | https://chicagoreader.com/columns-opinion/opinion/opinion-chicago-public-library-2026-budget-cuts/ |
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As City Hall scrambles to close the over $1 billion deficit, and Mayor Brandon
Johnson implores all departments to tighten their belts, cuts are quietly and
disproportionately assigned to the Chicago Public Library (CPL). Despite years
of understaffing, the mayor’s budget proposal called for the eli...