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 ...
Killing extra pension payment could spare Mayor Brandon Johnson and aldermen political headaches, but cost Chicagoans later
Some at City Hall are rallying around the idea of plugging the budget hole with money set aside to keep the city’s pension ...
Trump supporter slams Chicago mayor to his face moments before City Council rejected tax hike: ‘The feds need to address you’
Ahead of a Chicago City Council vote unanimously rejecting Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed $300 million property tax hike, ...
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After Pushback, Police Therapist Jobs Won’t Be Cut, Top Cop Says: ‘Those Positions Are Extremely Important To Us’
Mayor Brandon Johnson agreed to put nine vacant positions for clinical therapists back into the police budget, Supt. Larry ...
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Chicago’s Brandon Johnson gives up on a $300 billion property tax hike.
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Chicago City Council rejects property tax hike
The Chicago City Council delivered a strong rebuke of Mayor Brandon Johnson's fiscal 2025 budget on Thursday, rejecting a $300 million property tax increase.
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Chicago City Council Unanimously Rejects Mayor Johnson's $300 Million Property Tax Hike Proposal
Chicago City Council unanimously rejected Mayor Johnson's proposed $300 million property tax increase without debate.
City Council unanimously rejects Mayor Johnson's proposed $300 million property tax hike
They're expected to vote down Mayor Brandon Johnson's $300 million property tax hike proposal. Mayor Brandon Johnson wouldn't ...
50-0 — City Council unanimously kills Mayor Johnson's proposed $300 million property tax increase
The overwhelming vote was largely symbolic. Negotiations to reduce or eliminate the property tax hike and replace it with a ...
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City Council Unanimously Rejects Mayor’s $300 Million Property Tax Hike Proposal
Mayor Brandon Johnson argued the tax hike was necessary to avoid mass layoffs, including of police officers. Now, Johnson and City Council will have to figure out how to bring in other revenue to ...
Editorial: Mayor Johnson’s property tax hike was defeated by a score of 50-0. Now the real work begins.
Time to start over on Chicago’s budget after the remarkable 50-0 City Council vote to kill Brandon Johnson’s $300 million ...