Mayor Brandon Johnson’s property tax hike gets opposition, caution from aldermen
When lukewarm applause followed Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget address Wednesday, it was clear what had sucked the enthusiasm from City Council chambers. The foundation of Johnson’s $17.3 billion spending plan: a $300 million property tax increase.
Mayor Brandon Johnson proposes $300 million property tax hike to help close $1 billion budget gap
Johnson campaigned on a promise not to raise property taxes, but said he was left with no choice given the city's massive budget shortfall.
Chicago’s top budget officials call mayor’s plan to balance budget with property tax increase ‘prudent’
A day after Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson unveiled a plan to balance the city budget with the largest property tax increase in a decade, his top three budget officials are arguing that the unpopular decision could be prudent.
Mayor Brandon Johnson seeks $300M property tax hike in 2025 budget
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday proposed Chicago’s largest property tax hike in almost a decade as part of his $17.3 billion budget plan for next year. The $300 million increase that would hit Chicago homeowners,
Chicago mayor's police budget plan cuts constitutional policing, other reform offices: ‘It’s a gutting’
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget plan for Chicago police slashes several offices that are critical to the ongoing federal consent decree, sparking alarm from policing experts who say now is not the time to take the foot off the gas with reform.
Property tax hike, TIF surplus: Mayor's new budget plan explained
Mayor Brandon Johnson stood before City Council this morning and unveiled his $17.3 billion city budget for next year. Johnson proposed, in an attempt to avoid layoffs, a $300 million property tax increase and tapping $570 million in tax increment financing surplus funds — though $300 million of that will go to Chicago Public Schools.
Editorial: Aldermen must force Mayor Brandon Johnson to find solutions other than a massive property tax hike
The Editorial Board met with the mayor for the first time since his election and appreciated the opportunity. Here are our ...
‘Heartbroken': Chicago mayor vows justice for fallen CPD officer's family
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson vowed in a statement Tuesday to bring justice to the family of Chicago Police Department ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson weighs in on presidential election, CPS Board fallout
Mayor Brandon Johnson, who campaigned for Kamala Harris this past weekend in North Carolina, is reflecting on the election, ...
Editorial: Mayor Brandon Johnson did the right thing in axing Rev. Mitchell Johnson from the Chicago School Board
No wonder Chicago’s one Jewish alderman, Debra Silverstein, 50th, called upon Mitchell Johnson to resign, saying that these ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson unveils $17.3 billion city budget, proposes steep property tax increase
Mayor Brandon Johnson addresses the City Council Wednesday as he unveils his proposed budget for 2025, which includes a ...
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Despite a hiring freeze, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration still made hundreds of new hires
A WBEZ analysis shows the city of Chicago hired or promoted 490 people since a hiring freeze was put in place in September.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson’s school board president, under fire for controversial social media posts, resigns
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s handpicked school board president resigned Thursday after coming under fire for social media posts ...
Mayor Johnson vs. Donald Trump? In CPS School Board races, big money defines messaging, voters’ choices
But based on what’s been landing in many voters’ mailboxes, texts and on their television screens, it would be hard to blame ...