Mayor, City Council and Brandon Johnson

Chicago City Council set to vote down Mayor Johnson's proposed $300 million property tax hike
Dozens of Chicago alderpeople are expected to vote down Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed $300 million property tax hike proposal during a special city council meeting on Thursday. Mayor Brandon Johnson wouldn't commit on Tuesday when asked if he would support possible alternatives to his proposal to raise property taxes to close a nearly $1 billion budget gap for 2025.
Unanimous City Council kills Mayor Johnson's proposed $300 million property tax increase
The overwhelming vote was largely symbolic. Negotiations aimed at reducing or eliminating the property tax increase and replacing it with a healthy mix of new revenues and reprogrammed federal pandemic relief funds began last weekend.
Aldermen give Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $300 million property tax plan the boot
Aldermen voted 50 to 0 in a rare unanimous roll call vote to discard the tax hike in a special meeting that lasted just minutes and included no debate.
Mayor backs down from $300M proposed property tax hike
Mayor Brandon Johnson said his proposed 4 percent increase was just a play to increase engagement on the city’s budget.
Chicago mayor meets with aldermen amid opposition to his property tax hike proposal
CHICAGO (CBS) – The Chicago City Council will continue budget hearings this week while Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed $300 million property tax increase is top of mind for aldermen. Many city leaders have called for a special meeting to reject the proposed increase to make room for alternative solutions.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson giving up $300 million property tax hike fight, evaluating other options with aldermen
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.
Mayor walks halfway back on proposed property tax hike
Brandon Johnson reduced the property tax hike in his proposed budget to $150 million after a majority of City Council members opposed.
'Collaborator in chief': Chicago mayor willing to negotiate with aldermen working to defeat tax hike
Mayor Brandon Johnson said he is willing to continue negotiating with City Council members who are working to defeat his $300 million property tax hike.
Chicago City Council special meeting set for Thursday; property tax levy on agenda
Johnson has taken a proposed $300 million property tax hike off the table to work with council members on other ways to fill the budget. He met with some alders prior to today’s budget committee meeting. The alders had planned to vote down the property tax hike, but it appears they are now collaborating.
Enough? Chicago aldermen to vote on mayor’s property tax hike
Mayor Brandon Johnson broke a campaign promise by proposing a $300 million property tax increase to fund his $17.3 billion budget. On Wednesday the city council will vote, and the signs are not good for Johnson.
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed $300M property tax hike could be scuttled after special City Council meeting Thursday
The City Council will take a vote Thursday on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed $300 million property tax hike, announced when he unveiled his $17.3 billion city budget for 2025 last month. That means the mayor could make it official that he’s essentially giving up on his proposed property tax hike for city residents,
Willie Wilson: Any property tax increase to balance Chicago’s budget is unacceptable
Any property tax increase is unacceptable, and the City Council should not approve a budget that contains a property tax ...
Chicago mayor pivots from $300M tax hike proposal, touts ‘robust conversation’
Mayor Brandon Johnson will deliver remarks and take questions from local media during an afternoon press briefing, his office ...