Mayor Brandon Johnson abandoning $68.5 million property tax ... - CBS News
Dec 15, 2024 · CHICAGO (CBS) --Seeking to get a budget deal done on Monday, Mayor Brandon Johnson has dropped plans to seek a $68.5 million property tax hike, sources have told CBS News Chicago, though it ...
Under Fire, Mayor Brandon Johnson Reverses Deep Cuts to …
Nov 25, 2024 · Mayor Brandon Johnson said he will ask the Chicago City Council to restore 162 now-vacant positions to the Chicago Police Department charged with implementing the court order known as the consent decree.
Facing certain defeat, Mayor Brandon Johnson postpones ... - CBS News
Dec 13, 2024 · CHICAGO (CBS) — Mayor Brandon Johnson called off Friday's 2025 city budget vote, after his revised spending plan relying on a property tax hike and other increased fines and fees without...
Ethics concerns raised amid Mayor Brandon Johnson's leave of …
7 hours ago · Johnson, a former CPS teacher, remains on leave from the school district. A 2023 memo written by CPS’ chief talent officer Ben Felton raised questions about the mayor as well as a deputy mayor ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson Drops Plan for $68.5M Property Tax …
Dec 15, 2024 · Johnson’s third budget proposal, which relied on a $68.5 million property tax hike, won the narrow endorsement of two City Council committees, setting up what the mayor had hoped would be a final vote on the overdue spending plan on Friday.
Mayor Brandon Johnson Calls for $300M Property Tax Hike To …
Oct 30, 2024 · Mayor Brandon Johnson called Wednesday for a $300 million property tax hike, the largest increase since 2016, saying he had no choice but to break one of his central campaign promises in order to avoid draconian cuts to city services and thousands of layoffs.
City Council finally passes Johnson's $17.3B budget — with no …
Dec 16, 2024 · Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $17.3 billion budget — minus a $68.5 million property tax increase — was finally approved by the City Council on Monday, but the political rifts it caused will linger ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson postpones Friday vote on 2025 city …
Dec 13, 2024 · Mayor Brandon Johnson made an eleventh-hour decision to cancel a Friday vote on his 2025 budget plan, the latest setback for the mayor after months of squabbling with aldermen and failing...
Brandon Johnson back to drawing board after tax hike rejected
Nov 12, 2024 · Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has a month and a half to get a new city budget passed, but he’s back to the drawing board after a $300 million property tax hike was rejected. Mary Ann Ahern has...
Mayor Brandon Johnson faced ethics concerns over CPS, union ties
2 days ago · Mayor Brandon Johnson declined to resign his position with Chicago Public Schools after a high-ranking CPS official raised ethics concerns about a potential conflict of interest, according to a ...