Recent News

March 22 2010

City eyes furloughs, layoffs, 'rainy day funds'.

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March 1st 2010

Mayor Robert Sabonjian wrote a letter to the Waukegan Firefighters threatening workforce reductions.

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August 14, 2009

Waukegan Firefighters agreed to a concession to prevent layoffs. Waukegan Firefighters agreed to stay on the job for free as a part of a furlough plan to bail out the city´s financial crisis. For each firefighter the shifts and hours worked will be the same, four hours of that time each pay period will be unpaid. Essentially, firefighters will provide professional fire service protection on a voluntary basis during furlough time.

December 7, 2009

The City Council approved an tax levy that increased property taxes by 12%