Chicago City Council kills Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed …
7 hours ago · City Hall Brandon Johnson News. 50-0. City Council unanimously kills Mayor Johnson's proposed $300 million property tax increase ... Mayor Brandon Johnson got the message on the first day of ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson makes no promises after warnings over …
7 hours ago · The mayor’s $2.1 billion Chicago police budget plan for next year cuts staffing for the Office of Constitutional Policing and Reform by 57%, from 65 to 28. Established by interim CPD ...
Aldermen give Mayor Brandon Johnson's $300 million property …
7 hours ago · PUBLISHED: November 14, 2024 at 3:18 PM CST. The Chicago City Council emphatically voted down Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to hike property taxes by $300 million Thursday, creating a yawning ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed $300M property tax hike …
15 hours ago · The City Council will take a vote Thursday on Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed $300 million property tax hike, announced when he unveiled his $17.3 billion city budget for 2025 last month. That ...
Chicago Council Rejects Mayor’s $300 Million Property-Tax Hike
6 hours ago · Listen. 1:29. The Chicago City Council on Thursday rejected Mayor Brandon Johnson ’s plan to raise property taxes by $300 million that would have helped close a budget gap of nearly $1 billion ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson giving up $300 million property …
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.
Chicago City Council strikes down mayor's proposed tax hike - Axios
1 day ago · 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. The hike would have boosted taxes by 4.8% — raising them ...
Aldermen struggle with Mayor Brandon Johnson’s ‘rudderless’ …
1 day ago · Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks during a Chicago City Council meeting on Oct. 30, 2024, where he announces a proposal for Chicago’s largest property tax hike in almost a decade as part of his $17.3 ...
Progressive Brandon Johnson wins Chicago mayor's race - NBC News
Apr 5, 2023 · Brandon Johnson will be the next mayor of Chicago, NBC News projected Tuesday, marking a stunning turn for a staunch progressive and former teacher whose campaign leaned into messages of racial...
Johnson elected Chicago mayor in victory for progressives
Apr 5, 2023 · Johnson, a Cook County commissioner endorsed by the Chicago Teachers Union, won a close race over former Chicago schools CEO Paul Vallas, who was backed by the police union. Johnson, 47, will succeed Lori Lightfoot, the first Black woman and first openly gay person to be the city’s mayor.