Due to this financial crisis, mayor Brandon Johnson says a property tax increase was unavoidable. The proposed $346 million property tax hike would go towards the city's long-term obligations ...

When the entire Board of Education resigned in October and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced their replacements, he said he hoped they could stay on the 21-seat board that will take office ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago City Council is holding a special meeting next week, and might vote on Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed property tax hike. The mayor said the tax increase is needed to ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks to the City Council Oct. 30 during the unveiling of his proposed city budget for 2025. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Share Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed $300 million ...

Ald. Anthony Beale (center), a frequent critic of Mayor Brandon Johnson, listens during the mayor’s budget address to City Council. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Share Chicago City Council members ...

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In a move that the Wall Street Journal editorial board called a “coup” led by Chicago Teacher Union-backed Mayor Brandon Johnson, all seven members of the Chicago Board of Education resigned ...

Hoping to prevent an embarrassing vote this week on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed $300 million property tax at the center of his $17.3 billion 2025 budget plan, top mayoral aides have ...

On Election Day, Renee Brzycki was on a flight to Jupiter, Fla., from Dallas when she saw Mayor Eric Johnson making mimosas for passengers on board. “I just thought it was fun that he seemed so ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has revised his $300 million property tax proposal to $150 million in a bid to secure City Council support for his $17.3 billion budget proposal. Johnson’s shift ...