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, ...
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 ...
Trump supporters rip Chicago mayor to his face just before City Council rejects his tax hike
Conservative Chicago residents ripped Mayor Brandon Johnson to his face at a Chicago City Council meeting this week, blasting ...
New York Post10d
Dem Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson asked not to attend murdered cop’s funeral
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will not attend the funeral of slain Officer Enrique Martinez on Monday — honoring the family’s wishes that politicians steer clear of the service. Johnson ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson proposes lowering property tax hike to $150 million as budget negotiations continue
Mayor Brandon Johnson is now proposing hiking Chicago property taxes by $150 million, down from his original $300 million ...
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$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 ...
Forbes6d
Chicago Property Tax Increase Is Dead, But Other Tax Hikes Are Not
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D ... While the proposed property tax hike is now dead, that’s not the case for Mayor Johnson’s proposal to raise the local spirits excise tax.
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 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 ...
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 ...