Trump supporter slams Chicago mayor to his face moments before City Council rejected tax hike: ‘The feds need to address you’
Ahead of a Chicago City Council vote unanimously rejecting Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed $300 million property tax hike, ...
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 ...
The New York Times29d
What Happened When Chicago’s Mayor Followed a Teachers’ Union Playbook
That was then. Now, Chicago is in the midst of a radically different experiment: What would happen if one of the nation’s feistiest teachers’ unions was able to elevate the mayor of its choice ...
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Trump supporters rip Chicago mayor to his face just before City Council rejects his tax hike
Chicago resident Tyjuan Sims told the mayor on Thursday night. Chicago residents have been angry with Johnson and other city officials for some time now ... She then yelled into the mic, ...
WGN-TV27d
$300M property tax hike in Chicago mayor’s 2025 budget proposal, but no layoffs
City Council has until the end of the year to approve a budget that now ... to Chicago homeowners. City Council did approve a $588 million property tax hike in 2015 under then-Mayor Rahm ...
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Chicago mayor's police budget plan cuts constitutional policing, other reform offices: ‘It’s a gutting’
CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson ... “We reduced sworn positions and then increased nonsworn positions, and now we’re eliminating nonsworn positions and saying, ‘Don’t worry about ...
The Real Deal28d
Mayor floats property-tax increase to cover budget shortfall
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is set to unveil a budget ... but union leaders including Chicago Federation of Labor’s Bob Reiter pushed back. Now, the budget largely avoids cuts that require ...
WBEZ27d
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson pitches $300 million property tax increase to help close massive budget hole
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is pitching a $17.3 billion ... after administration that has kicked the can down the road, and now it’s in front of my door,” Johnson said in a briefing with ...
The Times of Israel27d
Chicago mayor condemns shooting of Jewish man but omits religious identity, drawing ire
JTA — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson condemned the shooting ... The suspect, Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, 22, then engaged in a shootout with police. “On behalf of the City of Chicago, our heartfelt ...
The Forward28d
Chicago Jews deride mayor’s statement on shooting of Orthodox man
(JTA) — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson condemned the shooting ... The suspect, Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, 22, then engaged in a shootout with police. “On behalf of the City of Chicago, our ...
Chicago alders to mayor: Cut municipal spending to pre-pandemic levels
In 2020, the city budget was $11.7 billion. The Chicago budget for 2025 proposed by Mayor Brandon Johnson exceeds $17 billion ...