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Chicago Government Closes Its Doors 'Til Tuesday

Since the recession hit, many businesses have found themselves forced to cut back their operations or even close up shop. Add one more name to the list: the city of Chicago. Chicago's CBS2 reports that, faced with an increasingly grim economic outlook, the city is shutting its doors today for one of three reduced-service days scheduled this year. Police officers and firefighters remain on duty -- but most other city services, including municipal health clinics, trash pick-up and City Hall, are not in operation. Chicago isn't the only local government looking at creative ways out of its ...

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