Many city services in Chicago are shut down Monday, ranging from health clinics to garbage collection. It's the first of three reduced-service days the city has planned for 2009 in an effort to save money. The days were assigned to help close a $469-million budget hole. Ruth Lednicer is with Chicago Public Libraries.Police and Fire services should not be affected and the next reduced services days are the day after Thanksgiving & Christmas Eve.
LEDNICER: Just like cities across the country, budget deficits result in having to shut down libraries. We've been very lucky here because many library systems across the country are having to do this on a regular basis and we have not had to do that here.
Dispatches from Chicago's south side.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Reduced Services in Chicago
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