Chicagoans Might Get 'Every other week pickup' for city trash: Budget Crisis Means Thousands of Layoffs

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

Mayor Daley will eliminate 3,000 vacant positions and lay off 1,000 city employees -- 735 of them union members -- to solve Chicago's worst budget crisis in a generation, union leaders were told Monday.

The biggest hit will be felt by Laborers Union Local 1001, whose members are in line for 300 pink slips in the Streets and Sanitation Department.

That's likely to mean major changes in garbage collection, tree trimming and other housekeeping services. Possibilities range from lengthening the time between pickups -- once-a-week now in most neighborhoods

Chicago has high taxes and can't even provide decent basic services.For the Chicago Mob's connection to Laborers Union Local 1001.No word yet from the Obama campaign on this emerging story.