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 ...
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 ...
CBS News20d
Mayor Brandon Johnson abandoning $68.5 million property tax hike in latest bid for budget deal
CHICAGO (CBS) --Seeking to get a budget deal done on Monday, Mayor Brandon Johnson has dropped plans to seek a $68.5 million property tax hike, sources have told CBS News Chicago, though it ...
Chicago Tribune25d
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 ...
Chicago Sun-Times26d
Mayor Brandon Johnson $17.3B budget and $68.5M property tax hike squeak through committees
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $68.5 million property tax increase ... the budgets of two members of Johnson’s leadership team — Housing Chair Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) and Police Committee Chair ...