Effort by Mayoral Critics to Put Financial Officials on the Hot Seat Over Advanced Pension Payment Fizzles

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Original Load Date Feb. 9, 2026, 8:01 p.m.
Last Updated Feb. 9, 2026, 8:01 p.m.
Original URL https://news.wttw.com/2026/02/09/effort-mayoral-critics-put-financial-officials-hot-seat-over-advanced-pension-payment

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As turmoil continues to swirl around the city’s finances, a push by critics of Mayor Brandon Johnson to put Chicago’s top financial officials on the hot seat fizzled Monday. The leaders of the effort to craft a $16.6 billion spending plan over Johnson’s objections demanded that the chief financial ...