CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Brandon Johnson facing questions on Monday about why his budget proposal has seemingly ignored a taxpayer-funded report meant to help the city find millions of dollars in efficiencies.

On Monday, Chicago City Council members heard from the author of the report as the mayor and his team defended their plan.

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The mayor's budget, which has already generated pushback from city council members, is now entering a new phase of scrutiny. Some alderpersons say a consultant's report deserves a good, hard look that should delay a budget vote set for next week.

Johnson refused to do any budget backpedaling despite a report by the professional services firm EY, formerly Ernst & Young, that suggests the city could find m

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