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City Council approves deal for first responders' pay

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By ABC7
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
February 7, 2011 (CHICAGO)

The deal was given final approval by the City Council finance committee Monday.

But there are some major concerns.

The city will have to borrow money for that back pay. The citizens watchdog group, the Civic Federation, says it's like borrowing money to pay for last year's groceries.

In exchange, the firefighters union agreed to some staffing changes that will help reduce overtime costs.

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