Chicago Mayor, Brandon Johnson

Mayor Brandon Johnson abandoning $300 million property tax hike, says he proposed it to ‘get people’s attention’
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. Johnson’s administration is combing over alternatives to the tax jump ahead of a meeting Wednesday where the City Council is expected to vote it down.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson won't commit to alternatives to property tax hike
Dozens of aldermen called for a special meeting to vote down the mayor's proposed $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.
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.
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.
Brandon Johnson collaborating with alders as pushback of $300M property tax increase continues
Mayor Brandon Johnson is vowing to work with City Council members who are dead set on lowering or eliminating the property tax increase he has proposed.
Family of Officer Enrique Martinez doesn't want Mayor Johnson, Gov. Pritzker at funeral, FOP head says
Darion McMillian, 23, was charged last week with killing Martinez using a handgun modified with an extended magazine and ...
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 ...
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Negotiates Budget Alternatives to Avoid $300M Property Tax Hike
As Chicago finds itself ensnared in budget discourse, Mayor Brandon Johnson, confronted with opposition, seeks to ...
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 ...
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Brandon Johnson Wasn’t on the Ballot in Chicago, but Went Down in Flames on Tuesday Anyway
Glenn Youngkin Tells Trump He Will Serve Out Rest of His Term, Won’t Serve in Admin Massie Should Go Full Milei on the USDA Readers of National Review have become ...
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.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson proposes $300 million property tax hike to help close $1 billion budget gap
CHICAGO (CBS) --Mayor Brandon Johnson is proposing a $300 million property tax hike in 2025, going back on a key campaign promise, as he seeks to close a massive budget shortfall of nearly $1 ...