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 ...
Council unanimously votes down Mayor Johnson's property tax proposal to address budget gap
The Chicago City Council unanimously voted down Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed property tax hike in a special meeting ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed $300M property tax hike could be scuttled after special City Council meeting Thursday
The City Council will take a vote Thursday on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed $300 million property tax hike, announced when ...
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 ...
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Brandon Johnson’s 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,” said Maggie Hickey, the ...
Chicago mayor pivots from $300M tax hike proposal, touts ‘robust conversation’
Mayor Brandon Johnson will deliver remarks and take questions from local media during an afternoon press briefing, his office ...
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 ...
BGA releases snapshots of Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed 2025 Chicago budget
The city of Chicago is facing a nearly one billion budget deficit for the year 2025. Due to this financial crisis, mayor Brandon Johnson says a property tax increase was unavoidable. The proposed $346 ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson's appointed CPS board members could stay on past January
Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times file Share When the entire Board of Education resigned in October and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson ...
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Alleged Chicago cop killer foaming at mouth in newly released mugshot
Chicago Police Dept. In his mugshot, McMillian can be seen bearing a zombie-like mane with white foam framing his gaping mouth. At a Wednesday press conference, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Cook ...
Chicago law enforcement officials ID suspect, announce charges in murder of police officer
The Chicago Police Department announced charges Wednesday afternoon in the fatal shooting of a Chicago Police officer on the city’s South Side earlier this week.
Editorial: Chicagoans send another thumbs-down message to Brandon Johnson and Chicago Teachers Union in school board vote
As we write, four school board candidates endorsed by the Chicago Teachers Union appear to have won seats in 10 districts.