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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 ...
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 ...
Editorial: Chicagoans send another thumbs-down message to Brandon Johnson and Chicago Teachers Union in school board vote
As we write, four school board candidates endorsed by the Chicago Teachers Union appear to have won seats in 10 districts.
With CTU ally Mayor Brandon Johnson in charge, voters reject several union-backed school board candidates
The scrappy David-and-Goliath messaging belied some of the criticism the CTU has gotten for becoming too powerful since its ...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson’s school board president, under fire for controversial social media posts, resigns
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s handpicked school board president resigned Thursday after coming under fire for social media posts ...
Watch Live – Mayor Brandon Johnson proposing $300 million property tax hike to help close $1 billion budget gap
Johnson campaigned on a promise not to raise property taxes, but said he was left with no choice given the city's massive ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson weighs in on presidential election, CPS Board fallout
Mayor Brandon Johnson, who campaigned for Kamala Harris this past weekend in North Carolina, is reflecting on the election, ...
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Despite a hiring freeze, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration still made hundreds of new hires
A WBEZ analysis shows the city of Chicago hired or promoted 490 people since a hiring freeze was put in place in September.
Mayor Brandon Johnson seeks $300M property tax hike in 2025 budget
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday proposed Chicago’s largest property tax hike in almost a decade as part of his $17.3 ...
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 ...
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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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.