After 50-0 defeat of his $300 million property tax hike, Mayor Brandon Johnson brokers a new deal
Mayoral aides and some Council members have agreed to cut the proposed increase in half as talks continue. The largest chunk of new revenue — $128 million — will come from raising the personal property lease tax on cloud computing to 11%.
City Council unanimously rejects 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.
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Editorial: Mayor Johnson’s property tax hike was defeated by a score of 50-0. Now the real work begins.
Time to start over on Chicago’s budget after the remarkable 50-0 City Council vote to kill Brandon Johnson’s $300 million property tax hike.
50-0 — City Council unanimously kills Mayor Johnson's proposed $300 million property tax increase
The overwhelming vote was largely symbolic. Negotiations to reduce or eliminate the property tax hike and replace it with a mix of new revenue and reprogrammed federal pandemic relief funds began last weekend.
Trump supporter slams Chicago mayor to his face moments before City Council rejected tax hike: ‘The feds need to address you’
Ahead of a Chicago City Council vote unanimously rejecting Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed $300 million property tax hike, local residents addressed the council and the mayor.
Aldermen give Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $300 million property tax plan the boot
The Chicago City Council emphatically voted down Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to hike property taxes by $300 million Thursday, creating a yawning hole in the city’s 2025 budget that must now be closed.
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,
Council unanimously votes down Mayor Johnson's property tax proposal to address budget gap
The Chicago City Council unanimously voted down Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed property tax hike in a special meeting Thursday. There are now questions on where the money to address a $1 billion budget gap will come from.
Chicago City Council unanimously rejects Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed $300 million property tax hike
The mayor and council members are now negotiating hikes to taxes and fees on alcohol, streaming services and garbage collection, among others.
'Furious' Chicago residents tear into Mayor Brandon Johnson before proposed property tax hike shot down
Chicago alderman Anthony Napolitano reacts to Windy City residents outraged over Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed massive tax hike to cover the cost of the migrant crisis.
Trump supporters rip Chicago mayor to his face just before City Council rejects his tax hike
Conservative Chicago residents ripped Mayor Brandon Johnson to his face at a Chicago City Council meeting this week, blasting him for raising taxes and catering to illegal immigrants.
Killing extra pension payment could spare Mayor Brandon Johnson and aldermen political headaches, but cost Chicagoans later
Some at City Hall are rallying around the idea of plugging the budget hole with money set aside to keep the city’s pension ...
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After tearing up tax hike, a fight to find $300M in City Hall: Crain's Daily Gist podcast
Crain’s politics reporter Justin Laurence talks with host Amy Guth about unprecedented action at City Hall and the work ahead ...