City Council, property tax and Mayor Brandon Johnson

29 City Council members call special meeting to reject 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.
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.
Chicago City Council to hold special meeting next week, could derail mayor's property tax hike plan
The Chicago City Council is holding a special meeting next week, and might vote on Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed property tax hike. The mayor said the tax increase is needed to fill a nearly billion-dollar budget gap.
'Something our neighbors can't bear': Chicago mayor's property tax hike proposal gets pushback
To Chicagoans’ relief, the $300 million property tax hike is as good as dead on arrival, as the Chicago City Council has scheduled a special meeting to vote it down.
Johnson’s proposed tax hike under fire at city council
An estimated 37 of 50 aldermen wouldn’t vote for a 4 percent increase to help cover the city’s $982 million budget shortfall.
Civic Federation blasts Johnson’s property tax increase plan
Civic Federation President Joe Ferguson is warning Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to be careful about what he wishes for in proposing a new $300 million property tax increase. The city faces a nearly $1 billion budget gap for 2025.
More than 2 dozen alders ready to reject mayor's proposed property tax increase
About 29 aldermen have signed onto a letter calling a city council meeting for next Wednesday that aims to kill the property tax that the Johnson Administration wants to use to help balance the 2025 budget.
Chicago police oversight chief defends handling of investigations amid whistleblower lawsuits
Andrea Kersten, chief administrator of the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, defends the agency from bias allegations during Saturday's City Council budget hearing.
Hearings to be held Wednesday on objections filed against two Naperville City Council candidates
Two prospective Naperville City Council candidates may not be allowed to run in the spring municipal election if claims their ...
Aldermen call for more funding for Chicago health department even while trying to avoid property tax hike
Aldermen on Thursday weighed a Department of Public Health budget plan that’s well short of this year’s, as Mayor Brandon ...
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Majority of City Council wants to vote down $300 million property tax hike
More are expected to sign on with the council currently in a hearing with the Chicago Department of Public Health. Voting ...
Chicago school board president resigns after controversial comments about Hamas, 9/11, women
Rev. Mitchell Ikenna Johnson has written Facebook posts supporting Hamas, advancing 9/11 conspiracy theories, and making ...
City Council members, parents call on CPS Board President to resign over antisemitic posts
Just weeks after being appointed as the new Chicago Board of Education President, Reverend Mitchell Johnson is facing intense ...