DOWN TO THE LOW TO MID 70S BY NINE. I'LL DETAIL THAT RAIN CHANCE HERE. COMING UP IN JUST A BIT. ALL RIGHT. THANKS FOR THAT EMILY. MAYOR JOHNSON IS EXPECTING A HUGE BUDGET DEFICIT, AND HE'S ALREADY GETTING SOME PUSHBACK. THE ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE HAS A LOT TO SAY ABOUT IT. TIA EWING IS LIVE TO GO OVER THE NUMBERS AND THE CRITICISM. TIA. WELL, TERRENCE AND SYLVIA, THE NUMBERS DEFINITELY DON'T LOOK GOOD. MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON SAYS HIS ADMINISTRATION IS FACING SOME REALLY TOUGH FINANCIAL BATTLES AHEAD THAT PROJECTED BUDGET FOR THE YEAR 2025 ALMOST $1 BILLION. AND AGAIN, YOU DID MENTION THE ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE. WE ASKED THEM THE QUESTION, ULTIMATELY, WHO WILL PAY FOR IT? AND THEY SAID, SADLY, TAXPAYERS MAY. IT'S GOING TO BE, CITY PROPERTY TAXPAYERS BECAUSE THAT'S THE LARGEST SOURCE OF REVENUE OF OWN SOURCE REVENUE FOR THE CITY, WHETHER IT COMES TO THE CITY BUDGET OR THE CPS BUDGET, WHICH IS ANOTHER LOOMING QUESTION. BUT THAT'S GOING TO BE THE WHERE THIS IS FELT. THE MOS. YEAH, THAT IS THE BIG QUESTION IN THE ROOM RIGHT NOW. WELL THAT'S BRYCE HILL, THE DIRECTOR OF FISCAL AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH AT THE ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE, SPEAKING ABOUT MAYOR JOHNSON'S PROJECTED BUDGET. AND JOHNSON HIGHLIGHTS A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE AHEAD. THE BUDGET GAP FOR 2025 IS PROJECTED TO BE A LITTLE MORE THAN $982 MILLION, AND THIS YEAR, ENDING WITH A SHORTFALL OF MORE THAN $229 MILLION. JOHNSON EMPHASIZED THE NEED FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING AND COLLABORATION AS RISING COSTS AND DECLINING REVENUE STREAMS PUT PRESSURE ON THE CITY'S FINANCES. THE BUDGET ALSO MENTIONS THE CITY DID NOT RECEIVE THE $175 MILLION REIMBURSEMENT FOR PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD STAFF MEMBERS AT CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE SAYS THAT MONEY IN THE SCHEME OF ALL OF THIS IS REALLY SMALL POTATOES. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE DEFICIT. WE'VE SEEN THE PAST TWO MAYORS, ON ON THEIR WAY OUT THE DOOR. LIGHTFOOT AND EMANUEL BOTH ADVOCATE FOR PENSION REFORM TO HELP SAVE THE CITY'S BUDGET, BECAUSE THEY SAW THESE UNSUSTAINABLE COSTS COMING. NOW THEY'RE COMING TO BEAR. BRANDON JOHNSON REALLY NEEDS TO LEVERAGE HIS POSITION AS THE MOST INFLUENTIAL LOCAL LEADER TO LEAD THE FIGHT FOR PENSION REFORM, BECAUSE THIS IS COMING FOR CHICAGO AND IT'S COMING FOR MUNICIPALITIES ALL ACROSS THE STATE. NOW, OF COURSE, WE DON'T KNOW IF THAT EXACT PLAN WILL HAPPEN, BUT WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT THE MAYOR DID RUN ON A CAMPAIGN PROMISING NOT TO RAISE TAXES. HE DID MAKE GOOD ON THAT PLAN HIS FIRST YEAR IN OFFICE. THE QUESTION NOW BECOMES, WILL HE CONTINUE TO MAKE GOOD ON THAT PLAN? OF COURSE, WE'LL ALL BE WATCHING TO SEE HOW THIS SHAKES OUT FOR THE C