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Mayor Brandon Johnson is not wanted at CPD officer's funeral, officers and friends say
Mayor Brandon Johnson said Friday that he planned to attend the funeral of Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez despite being asked not to do so. Jermont Terry reports.
Aldermen give Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $300 million property tax plan the boot
The Chicago City Council emphatically voted down Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to hike property taxes by $300 million Thursday, creating a yawning hole in the city’s 2025 budget that must now be closed.
Chicago City Council set to vote down Mayor Johnson's proposed $300 million property tax hike
Dozens of Chicago alderpeople are expected to attend a special city council meeting on Thursday. They're expected to vote down Mayor Brandon Johnson's $300 million property tax hike proposal. 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.
City Council strikes down Mayor Johnson's proposed property tax hike
In a special meeting, Chicago's City Council voted unanimously to remove the mayor's proposed $300 million property tax increase from the 2025 budget plan. Why it matters: The removal of the tax hike will force Mayor Brandon Johnson to make hard decisions on other ways to generate more revenue or where to make cuts to city services.
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 collection, among others.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson won't commit to alternatives to property tax hike
Dozens of aldermen called for a special meeting to vote down the mayor's proposed $300 million property tax increase.
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 pushing them to find other revenue in its place to avert layoffs. Johnson’s administration is combing over alternatives to the tax jump after members of the City Council scheduled a special meeting in the hopes of voting it down.
Johnson back to drawing board after City Council rejects property tax hike
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has a month and a half to get a new city budget passed, but he’s back to the drawing board after a $300 million property tax hike was rejected.
Editorial: Who’s the threat to democracy now? Brandon Johnson mocks Chicago voters with CPS power play.
Five newly elected members of the Chicago Board of Education delivered a blunt message Tuesday to Mayor Brandon Johnson. Yes, ...
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Brandon Johnson’s communications director ousted amid latest mayoral office shake-up
Mayor Brandon Johnson, shown at Tuesday’s special City Council meeting. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times file Share One of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s closest confidants, who served as ...