First responders in south suburban Harvey, including members of the fire department and the police department, were among nearly 70 employees temporarily furloughed as the city faces a "severe financial emergency," according to a release issued Monday.

The move comes less than a week after Harvey City Council voted unanimously to designate the city as "financially distressed." According to reports , the city has more than $100 million in debt after decades of financial mismanagement and federal investigations during former mayor Eric Kellogg's tenure, with the State Comptroller still seizing funds.

“This was not an easy decision,” Harvey Mayor Christopher Clark Clark said in the release. “It was one of the hardest we’ve had to make. But as mayor, my responsibility is to make sure thi

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