Sidewalk plowing plan unfunded in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget: ‘It would mean freedom’
The mayor’s team said budget challenges made funding the pilot impossible this year, frustrating advocates who say there is ...
Analysts weigh in on troubles Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has been facing lately
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Mayor Brandon Johnson decided not to attend the funeral for fallen Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez ...
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Editorial: Brandon Johnson's $10.6 million hangover
In exchange for a mere $10.6 million in new revenue from a proposed 34% liquor tax hike, the mayor has sent a loud-and-clear ...
Editorial: Meet the new ‘head tax’: Brandon Johnson’s business levy could cause companies to flee for the suburbs
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration has been hunting frantically for politically palatable tax hikes to replace the $300 ...
Springfield phone tax flap risks blowing a new $40M hole in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget
An amendment to the prepaid cell phone tax that passed during the Illinois General Assembly’s veto session will worsen Mayor ...
Lower $150M property tax hike Mayor Brandon Johnson’s new plan
Mayor Brandon Johnson is now proposing hiking Chicago property taxes by $150 million, down from his original $300 million ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson abandoning $300 million property tax hike, says he proposed it to ‘get people’s attention’
Mayor Brandon Johnson is all but giving up on his proposed $300 million property tax hike before aldermen kill it, and ...
After 50-0 defeat of his $300 million property tax hike, Mayor Brandon Johnson brokers a new deal
Mayoral aides and some Council members have agreed to cut the proposed increase in half as talks continue. The largest chunk ...
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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Chicago City Council unanimously rejects Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed $300 million property tax hike
The mayor and council members are now negotiating hikes to taxes and fees on alcohol, streaming services and garbage ...
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Greg Hinz: Johnson's weakness is spurring an early start to the next mayoral sweepstakes
With the political class sensing that incumbent Mayor Brandon Johnson has badly damaged any hopes he may have of winning a second term, a long list of potential rivals is taking at least initial ...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson proposes $300 million property tax hike to help close $1 billion budget gap
CHICAGO (CBS) --Mayor Brandon Johnson is proposing a $300 million property tax hike in 2025, going back on a key campaign promise, as he seeks to close a massive budget shortfall of nearly $1 billion.