Editorial: Mayor Johnson’s property tax hike was defeated by a score of 50-0. Now the real work begins.
Time to start over on Chicago’s budget after the remarkable 50-0 City Council vote to kill Brandon Johnson’s $300 million ...
Council unanimously votes down Mayor Johnson's property tax proposal to address budget gap
The Chicago City Council unanimously voted down Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed property tax hike in a special meeting ...
Aldermen struggle with Johnson’s ‘rudderless’ lobbying office amid budget negotiations
A tense budget season for Mayor Brandon Johnson seems to be getting worse, with persistent staffing issues in the office tasked with lobbying the City Council emboldening many aldermen to try to seize ...
50-0 — City Council unanimously kills Mayor Johnson's proposed $300 million property tax increase
The overwhelming vote was largely symbolic. Negotiations aimed at reducing or eliminating the property tax increase and ...
Aldermen give Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $300 million property tax plan the boot
The Chicago City Council emphatically voted down Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to hike property taxes by $300 million Thursday, creating a yawning hole in the city’s 2025 budget that must now be closed ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson makes no promises after warnings over proposed police reform cuts
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday pushed back on criticism that his Chicago police budget plan endangers the department’s ...
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Chicago resident fed up with Mayor Johnson: 'Sit down and be quiet'
Chicago resident Cata Truss slams Mayor Brandon Johnson on ‘America Reports’ over comments claiming President-elect Donald Trump is a threat to Black families.
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Chicago mayor condemns shooting of Jewish man but omits religious identity, drawing ire
JTA — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson condemned the shooting of an Orthodox Jewish man who was walking to synagogue, but drew blowback for not mentioning the victim’s Jewish identity.
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Pat Quinn: Mayor Johnson is on the wrong track
Former Illinois Governor Pat Quinn says he’s disappointed with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s position regarding the potential tax increase saying “he’s on the wrong track.” He tells Steve Dale that ...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson to propose Chicago property tax hike, sources say
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Our coverage of this story has moved here. Mayor Brandon Johnson will propose a property tax hike when he lays out his budget plan to City Council Wednesday, sources say.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson proposes $300 million property tax hike to help close $1 billion budget gap
CHICAGO (CBS) --Mayor Brandon Johnson is proposing a $300 million property tax hike in 2025, going back on a key campaign promise, as he seeks to close a massive budget shortfall of nearly $1 billion.
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Chicago Mayor Under Pressure to Return $150K Campaign Donation From Lil Durk After Rapper’s Murder-For-Hire Arrest
Talk about between a rock and a hard place. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is under pressure to return a $150,000 campaign donation from Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk, or Durk Banks, who faces ...