After 50-0 defeat of his $300-million property tax hike, Mayor Brandon Johnson brokers a new deal
Mayoral aides and some Council members have agreed to cut the proposed increase in half as talks continue. The largest chunk ...
Killing extra pension payment could spare Mayor Brandon Johnson and aldermen political headaches, but cost Chicagoans later
Some at City Hall are rallying around the idea of plugging the budget hole with money set aside to keep the city’s pension ...
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 ...
Illinois AG Raoul warns Mayor Johnson to reconsider police reform budget cuts or risk being held in contempt
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joins a chorus of reforms advocates who have sounded the alarm about Johnson’s proposal ...
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 ...
Mayor's school board holds special meeting likely to lay groundwork to fire CPS CEO: sources
Mayor Brandon Johnson's short-term six-member school board is holding a special meeting that sources say is likely to lay the groundwork to fire Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez.
Editorial: Who’s the threat to democracy now? Brandon Johnson mocks Chicago voters with CPS power play.
Five newly elected members of the Chicago Board of Education delivered a blunt message Tuesday to Mayor Brandon Johnson. Yes, ...
Aldermen give Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $300 million property tax plan the boot
The Chicago City Council emphatically voted down Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to hike property taxes by $300 million Thursday ...