Mayor Brandon Johnson’s difficult 2025 budget fight portends even harder financial situation for 2026
Aldermen for and against Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget warned the chaos that punctuated the past few months may pale in ...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson merges shelter programs, closes migrant ‘landing zone’
City Hall ends welcoming area for newly arrived asylum seekers as the city moves toward one shelter system for homeless ...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson $17.3B budget and $68.5M property tax hike squeak through committees
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $17.3 billion budget and the ... the budgets of two members of Johnson’s leadership team — Housing Chair Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) and Police Committee Chair Chris ...
City Council finally passes Johnson's $17.3B budget — with no property tax hike
A City Council rebellion not seen in decades ultimately forced Mayor Brandon Johnson to honor his campaign promise to hold ...
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What's in store for Chicago's housing market in 2025
The past year’s vigor in the Chicago-area housing market might carry it over some new hurdles in 2025, but it won't be easy.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson narrowly avoids showdown over North Side development plan
Mayor Brandon Johnson and his allies fended off a challenge ... Critics of the practice say it helps entrench housing segregation and other examples of inequality, while supporters argue it ...
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Johnson's budget moves toward final vote with $68.5 million property tax hike intact
After two shaky committee votes, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s heavily amended $17.3 billion 2025 budget is set for an uncertain ...