Yahoo News15d
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s property tax hike gets opposition, caution from aldermen
When lukewarm applause followed Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget address Wednesday, it was clear what had sucked the enthusiasm from City Council chambers. The foundation of Johnson’s $17.3 billion ...
After several turmoil-filled months, Brandon Johnson and CTU’s education agenda takes a hit
Chicago voters largely rejected Mayor Brandon Johnson’s education agenda as only four of 10 candidates endorsed by the ...
CBS News14d
Mayor Brandon Johnson proposes $300 million property tax hike to help close $1 billion budget gap
CHICAGO (CBS) --Mayor Brandon Johnson is proposing a $300 million property tax hike in 2025, going back on a key campaign promise, as he seeks to close a massive budget shortfall of nearly $1 billion.
Politico29d
Johnson pushes back against critics
Happy Tuesday, Illinois. Election Day is three weeks away. CHECK IT OUT: POLITICO’s live blog, politico.com/2024, runs every day to Election Day and features scoops ...
Chicago Tribune14d
Editorial: Mayor Brandon Johnson did the right thing in axing Rev. Mitchell Johnson from the Chicago School Board
On Thursday morning we called for the resignation of the Rev. Mitchell Ikenna Johnson as president of the Chicago Board of Education. By Thursday afternoon, Brandon Johnson told us in person at a ...
Yahoo News20d
Mayor Brandon Johnson won’t say if he will return $150,000 from rapper Lil Durk, arrested in alleged murder-for-hire plot
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Friday refused to say whether he will return $150,000 Chicago rapper Lil Durk contributed to the mayor’s political committee, a day after the artist was arrested in an ...
Chicago Sun-Times16d
Mayor Johnson should put rapper's $150,000 campaign donation to better use: Helping young people
Mayor Brandon Johnson received a $150,000 campaign contribution from accused rapper Lil Durk should be returned or put to better use. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file Share When you’re mayor of ...
Chicago Sun-Times14d
Mayor Brandon Johnson unveils $17.3 billion city budget, proposes steep property tax increase
Mayor Brandon Johnson addresses the City Council Wednesday as he unveils his proposed budget for 2025, which includes a $300 million property tax increase. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Share Chicago ...
The Economist28d
Brandon Johnson is giving Chicago’s teachers’ union everything
Last year, when he was campaigning to be mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson, a former organiser for the Chicago Teachers Union, was asked how he would handle negotiating a contract with his former ...
Yahoo14d
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s property tax hike gets opposition, caution from aldermen
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s property tax hike gets opposition, caution from aldermen Jake Sheridan, A.D. Quig, Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune Updated Wed, October 30, 2024 at 11:12 PM UTC ...
Chicago Tribune15d
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s property tax hike gets opposition, caution from aldermen
When lukewarm applause followed Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget address Wednesday, it was clear what had sucked the enthusiasm from City Council chambers. The foundation of Johnson’s $17.3 ...