Johnson's $300M property tax increase will be 'significantly decreased,' top mayoral aide says
Twenty-two of the City Council’s 50 members met Saturday with top mayoral aides, including Johnson’s budget team, to begin negotiations that, some alderpersons said, should have started long before Johnson belatedly introduced his $17.
Aldermen rip Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 property tax hike proposal as budget hearings kick off
Desperate to avoid hitting Chicago home and business owners with a $300 million property tax increase, aldermen pelted the mayor’s finance team Wednesday with questions about alternatives to plug the 2025 budget hole.
Watch Live – Mayor Brandon Johnson proposing $300 million property tax hike to help close $1 billion budget gap
Johnson campaigned on a promise not to raise property taxes, but said he was left with no choice given the city's massive budget shortfall.
Chicago alders seek alternatives to mayor's proposed $300M property tax hike
The Chicago City Council will continue budget hearings this week while Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed $300 million property tax increase is top of mind for aldermen.
Opinion
Editorial: Aldermen must force Mayor Brandon Johnson to find solutions other than a massive property tax hike
The Editorial Board met with the mayor for the first time since his election and appreciated the opportunity. Here are our takeaways.
Chicago mayor meets with aldermen amid opposition to his property tax hike proposal
The Chicago City Council will continue budget hearings this week while Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed $300 million property tax increase is top of mind for aldermen. Many city leaders have called for a special meeting to reject the proposed increase to make room for alternative solutions.
Mayor walks halfway back on proposed property tax hike
Brandon Johnson reduced the property tax hike in his proposed budget to $150 million after a majority of City Council members opposed.
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s property tax hike gets opposition, caution from aldermen
When lukewarm applause followed Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget address Wednesday, it was clear what had sucked the enthusiasm from City Council chambers. The foundation of Johnson’s $17.3 billion spending plan: a $300 million property tax increase.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, other area leaders honor veterans
The city, county, and state officials made sure to stop and honor the people who have protected our country this Veterans Day ...
With CTU ally Mayor Brandon Johnson in charge, voters reject several union-backed school board candidates
As early returns in Tuesday’s first school board election signaled an underwhelming performance by the Chicago Teachers Union ...
BGA releases snapshots of Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed 2025 Chicago budget
As Chicago faces a nearly $1 billion deficit, the BGA releases its annual snapshot of Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed 2025 budget.
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 ...
Editorial: Mayor Brandon Johnson did the right thing in axing Rev. Mitchell Johnson from the Chicago School Board
No wonder Chicago’s one Jewish alderman, Debra Silverstein, 50th, called upon Mitchell Johnson to resign, saying that these ...
WATCH LIVE: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to deliver 2025 budget address
The address is expected to include a proposal for a property tax hike -- a plan that Johnson steadfastly promised against ...
The 741d
Chicago, Its Teachers Union, and ‘Mayor CTU’s’ Risky Power Grab
Commentary: Mayor Johnson should know better than to “jeopardize the financial health of the school system” in advancing one ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson seeks $300M property tax hike in 2025 budget
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday proposed Chicago’s largest property tax hike in almost a decade as part of his $17.3 ...