A majority of the Chicago City Council is calling for an early vote on mayor’s property tax hike
The 29 council members who asked for the meeting are critical of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to close a gaping budget hole next year in part by raising property taxes.
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.
4 ways Chicago’s 2025 budget fails, plus hikes property taxes
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget proposes a nearly $1 billion deficit. High personnel and pension costs have Johnson breaking his campaign promise not to hike property taxes. Plus there’s no plan for long-term fixes.
Chicago mayor to propose property tax hike to close $1 billion budget gap
The proposal for a property tax increase would be a reversal of a campaign promise Mayor Brandon Johnson made.
29 alders call for meeting to reject Mayor Johnson’s $300M property tax hike
Mayor Brandon Johnson late last month proposed a $300 million property tax hike in an effort to close a nearly $1B budget gap.
29 City Council members call special meeting to shoot down Johnson's $300 million property tax increase
The increase would be Chicago's largest in a decade, but alderpersons hope to force the mayor back to the bargaining table to find other revenue sources, budget cuts, or both. They fear Johnson is trying to stall,
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Bracing for a shrinking budget, Chicago’s health department scales back
The city’s top doctor says Chicago won’t reopen more mental health clinics next year and won’t have as many EMTs to answer ...
Chicago’s top budget officials call mayor’s plan to balance budget with property tax increase ‘prudent’
A day after Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson unveiled a plan to balance the city budget with the largest property tax increase ...
Chicago just spent more than $80K to renovate, furnish the office of First Lady Stacie Johnson — all while the city is grappling with a nearly billion-dollar budget shortfall
The city of Chicago is facing a massive budget shortfall of nearly one billion dollars for 2025. In an effort to limit the shortfall, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson told reporters "everything is on the ...
Proposed Elgin 2025 budget includes money for a new ambulance, firefighters and capital improvement projects
Elgin Fire Department’s request to buy a sixth ambulance and hire nine additional firefighters to staff it is one of several ...
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 ...
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Chicago Public Library – BGA Policy 2025 Budget Snapshot
Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2024 Budget 2024 Budgeted 2025 Proposed Net Change Percent Change Appropriations ...
Hotel tax could increase to boost tourism budget
The room tax could increase another 1.5 percentage points at downtown hotels that opt in to a proposed plan to increase the ...
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Choose Chicago eyes extra downtown hotel charge to boost budget
Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Choose Chicago is trying a new approach to solve its perennial ...
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Chicago Is Running Out of Money. Its Teachers Union Wants 9% Raises Anyway
Aldeman: The district has hired 2,000 teachers since 2018 and is paying them 16% more even as enrollment dropped by 38,000 ...