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Mayor Brandon Johnson says Chicago finances have reached "point of no return"

The mayor's statement came in response to a question about a pension bill signed into law by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker last ...
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Brandon Johnson says city and state finances are at a 'point of no return'

The Chicago mayor announced a quest for new "progressive" revenue to address structural budget problems, mounting pension ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson asks COPA to investigate whether CPD officers helped with immigration raids

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's office confirmed that he has asked the Civilian Office of Police Accountability to investigate whether any officers helped with immigration raids.Some city leaders have ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson, facing a yawning budget deficit, could be in for a fight with corporate tax proposals

Facing a $1 billion deficit, Mayor Brandon Johnson has said he would consider a ‘head tax’ or a payroll expense tax, both of ...

Mayor Johnson working with CPS, unions to balance school district's budget, seeks state help

CHICAGO (WLS) -- In his weekly news conference, Mayor Brandon Johnson says he is working with Chicago Public Schools and unions to come up with a variety of ways to balance the budget. The district ...

Mamdani studies 'America's Worst Mayor' Brandon Johnson to avoid his political pitfalls: report

Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani hopes to emulate Boston's Michelle Wu rather than Chicago's struggling Brandon Johnson in his New York mayoral campaign.

Mayor Johnson's team reviews 26 ideas to raise revenue, plug Chicago’s budget deficit

Ald. Jason Ervin (28th), the Budget Committee chair, agreed with Ald. Pat Dowell (3rd), Finance chair, that the Council needs ...

Mayor Johnson’s crossroads — budget decisions that will define his financial stewardship of Chicago

Johnson should have been “more proactive in meeting the moment we knew was coming” when $1.9 billion in federal pandemic ...

Chicago Mayor Johnson implementing hiring freeze for city through end of 2025 amid budget crisis

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is implementing a hiring freeze for the city through the end of the year. That ...

Chicago Tribune warns 'Halloween comes early' with Mayor Johnson's plan to 'scare' businesses away

The Chicago Tribune criticized Mayor Johnson for announcing controversial tax policies before his working group meets, ...

‘We’re going to create a budget that reflects our values:’ Mayor Brandon Johnson rules out property tax increase in budget

CHICAGO ( WGN) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has signaled that he is not planning on proposing a property tax increase in ...

Johnson floats corporate head tax to help close Chicago budget deficit

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has vowed not to propose property tax hikes, but floated the idea of a variety of corporate ...