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 ...
Aldermen struggle with Johnson’s ‘rudderless’ lobbying office amid budget negotiations
Mayor Johnson’s second spending plan has already faced a series of hurdles that mark this as one of the most contentious fall budget seasons in recent years.