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Chicago shuts down for a day to save money
Chicago shuts down for a day to save money
The city of Chicago has shut down all "non-essential" public services for a for a day in an attempt to claw back a $300m (£184m) budget deficit.
Published: 8:44AM BST 18 Aug 2009
Chicago has shut down public services for a for a day to save money
In the first of three Reduced Service days, rubbish collections were suspended and libraries and health centres were closed.
Workers have been asked to take an enforced unpaid holiday in a move the authorities hope will save $8.3m.
Chicago's Mayor Richard M Daley thanked state employees for their "sacrifice".
"Every dollar we save from these measures helps to save jobs, and in the long-term, maintain service for Chicagoans," he said.
"This plan engages most civilian employees to accept cuts and to be part of the solution to our budget crisis."
Two more Reduced Service days are planned on November 27, the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve.
The total savings are expected to be $34m, but the mayor's office said that despite "efforts to reduce costs and better manage government", the city's shortfall in 2009 will still be about $300m.
Chicago is one of a number of US cities and states to introduce closures and furlough days to address deficits. Other cities in the US have already introduced similar measures.
California has a budget deficit of some $24.3 billion (£14.5bn) and has ordered state offices to be shut for three days each month.
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