Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson giving up $300 million property tax hike fight, evaluating other options with aldermen
CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson is all but giving up on his proposed $300 million property tax hike before aldermen kill it, and pushing them to find other revenue in its place to avert layoffs. Johnson’s administration is combing over alternatives to ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson won't commit to alternatives to property tax hike
CHICAGO (CBS)-- Mayor Brandon Johnson wouldn't commit on Tuesday when asked if he would support possible alternatives to his proposal to raise property taxes to close a nearly $1 billion budget gap for 2025. Members of the City Council have voiced their ...
'Collaborator in chief': Chicago mayor willing to negotiate with aldermen working to defeat tax hike
Mayor Brandon Johnson said he is willing to continue negotiating with City Council members who are working to defeat his $300 million property tax hike.
What's next after Chicago mayor walks back massive property tax hike?
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is calling an audible, as he walks back his proposal for a $300 million property tax hike to balance the budget.
Chicago mayor meets with aldermen amid opposition to his property tax hike proposal
CHICAGO (CBS) – The Chicago City Council will continue budget hearings this week while Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed $300 million property tax increase is top of mind for aldermen. Many city leaders have called for a special meeting to reject the proposed increase to make room for alternative solutions.
Chicago Mayor Gives Up On Property Tax Hike
Mayor Brandon Johnson reversed course after learning aldermen had teamed up to call a Wednesday city council meeting to defeat the tax.
A majority of the Chicago City Council is calling for an early vote on mayor’s property tax hike
The 29 council members who asked for the meeting are critical of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to close a gaping budget hole next year in part by raising property taxes.
Chicago’s mayor proposes massive tax increase on spirits
Mayor wants to increase the wholesale transaction prices per gallon of beer by 34%, and by about 35% for other spirits.
Chicago mayor backs away from proposed $300M property tax hike
One day before City Council plans to say no to his $300 million property tax hike, Mayor Brandon Johnson publicly walked away from his proposal.
Johnson's $300M property tax increase will be 'significantly decreased,' top mayoral aide says
Twenty-two of the City Council’s 50 members met Saturday with top mayoral aides, including Johnson’s budget team, to begin negotiations that, some alderpersons said, should have started long before Johnson belatedly introduced his $17.
Brandon Johnson collaborating with alders as pushback of $300M property tax increase continues
Mayor Brandon Johnson is vowing to work with City Council members who are dead set on lowering or eliminating the property tax increase he has proposed.
Chicago mayor defies Trump border czar's threat to sanctuary cities: 'We will not bend'
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday said his city is prepared to resist efforts to double the presence of immigration ...
Chicago mayor's planned police budget cuts would deal 'devastating blow' to reform push, federal monitor says
The proposed budget cuts would be a step backward for the CPD reform process at a pivotal point — just when progress is ...
LIVE | Chicago mayor holds press briefing
Mayor Brandon Johnson will deliver remarks and take questions from local media during an afternoon press briefing, his office ...
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Chicago, Its Teachers Union, and ‘Mayor CTU’s’ Risky Power Grab
Commentary: Mayor Johnson should know better than to “jeopardize the financial health of the school system” in advancing one ...
Chicago leaders prepare for President-elect Trump's mass deportation plan
President-elect Donald Trump's plans for mass deportations are raising many concerns from leaders in Chicago's immigrant ...
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Community group calls for dismissal of Chicago cops with ties to extremist Oath Keepers
Activists, elected officials call on Mayor Brandon Johnson, who said he'd fire cops linked to extremist organizations, to ...
Chicago is what happens when antisemitism mixes with lawlessness
Days after the Oct. 26 shooting of an Orthodox Jewish man in Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson was publicly rebuked for issuing ...
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Chicago has picked its first elected school board members. Now it’s Mayor Johnson’s turn to choose.
For the first time in Chicago’s history, voters on Tuesday chose 10 people to be on the city’s partially elected, 21-member ...