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.
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 ...
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City Council fights Johnson on property tax hike as budget negotiations begin
The total increase to the city’s property tax levy will be $345 million, city Budget Director Annette Guzman told the ...
Crain's Chicago Business1d
Majority of City Council wants to vote down $300 million property tax hike
The total increase to the city’s property tax levy will be $345 million, budget director Annette Guzman, told the Budget ...
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INTERVIEW: Brandon Johnson defends $300M property tax hike ahead of budget hearings
Hearings on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $17.3 billion budget will begin Wednesday. Johnson has been making the case for it since ...
Chicago’s top budget officials call mayor’s plan to balance budget with property tax increase ‘prudent’
A day after Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson unveiled a plan to balance the city budget with the largest property tax increase ...
With Mayor Johnson expected to propose property tax increase, some residents express uncertainty
As Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is expected to propose a property tax increase during Wednesday's City Council meeting, some ...
Mayor Johnson to announce property tax hike as part of 2025 budget despite campaign promises
As Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson delivers his 2024 budget address during a City Council meeting Wednesday, he is expected to ...
4% property-tax hike, TIF usage at center of mayor’s budget
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is proposing a 4 percent property tax hike and TIF usage to cover a massive budget shortfall.
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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.
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Chicago’s top budget officials call mayor’s plan to balance budget with property tax increase ‘prudent’
and it puts really solid plans in place to lessen that burden on the taxpayers,” City of Chicago Budget Director Annette Guzman said. The three budget officials helped explain the decisions that ...