Mayor Brandon Johnson’s difficult 2025 budget fight portends even harder financial situation for 2026
Aldermen for and against Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget warned the chaos that punctuated the past few months may pale in ...
Brandon Johnson campaign took contribution from airport concessions executive despite City Hall ban
Neither City Hall nor Friends of Brandon Johnson will discuss whether the contribution from the CEO of Hyde Park Hospitality ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson abandoning $68.5 million property tax hike in latest bid for budget deal
CHICAGO (CBS) --Seeking to get a budget deal done on Monday, Mayor Brandon Johnson has dropped plans to seek a $68.5 ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson launches unified shelter system as migrant shelter population wanes
Mayor Brandon Johnson moved ahead Friday on his plan to close Chicago’s migrant shelters and fold them into the city’s ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson $17.3B budget and $68.5M property tax hike squeak through committees
The Finance Committee’s 14-12 vote and Budget Committee's 17-to-16 vote set the stage for the marathon budget stalemate to ...
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'Dysfunctional': Mayor Johnson's leadership called into question over handling of budget, CPS
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The saga of Mayor Brandon Johnson's involvement in the uncertain future of Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez comes on the heels of a nearly seven week budget battle that ...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson's revised budget plan, $68.5 million property tax hike pass first test
CHICAGO (CBS) --Mayor Brandon Johnson's revised 2025 budget plan narrowly cleared its first hurdle Tuesday morning, as two key committees backed the mayor's $17.3 billion spending plan ...
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As Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson delays budget vote, City Council members complain about what the budget lacked
Some City Council members say Johnson’s budget should include more spending cuts rather than increases to property taxes.