Local City of Chicago Reduces Projected 2013 Budget Gap By $71 Million by Gary Kopycinski on September 24, 2012 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Local: Park Forest’s Sandra Zoellner Retires After 21 Years of Service June 17, 2026 Save the date for The Prairie Party at theNate June 17, 2026 Governors State Has New Soccer Complex and New Men’s Coach June 17, 2026 Tighter spending controls, reforms, and improved revenues help reduce projected 2013 deficit by almost 20 percent; Results in smallest gap since 2008 recession