Johnson walks back $300M property tax hike
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is calling an audible, as he walks back his proposal for a $300 million property tax hike to ...
Chicago Board of Ed. to hold special meeting as some try to blame CPS CEO for Acero school closings
The mayor asked CPS CEO Pedro Martinez to resign because he refused to secure a short-term high interest loan to pay for a ...
'Collaborator in chief': Chicago mayor willing to negotiate with aldermen working to defeat tax hike
Mayor Brandon Johnson said he is willing to continue negotiating with City Council members who are working to defeat his $300 ...
Chicago mayor meets with aldermen amid opposition to his property tax hike proposal
CHICAGO (CBS) – The Chicago City Council will continue budget hearings this week while Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed $300 ...
Embattled CPS CEO criticized in meeting with mayor as Johnson administration continues moving to fire him
Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez got chewed out this week by allies of Mayor Brandon Johnson over impending charter school closures, in a contentious City Hall meeting that could spell the ...
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Community group calls for dismissal of Chicago cops with ties to extremist Oath Keepers
Activists, elected officials call on Mayor Brandon Johnson, who said he'd fire cops linked to extremist organizations, to ...
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Vote To Expand Pilsen TIF On Hold As Divided Neighbors Want A Decision
Neighbors have continued to rally and discuss the controversial measure, which would expand the Pilsen TIF district to the ...
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Johnson's $17.3 billion budget faces pushback in City Council, with a close ally in the opposition
The hardball negotiations and posturing over Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed $17.3 billion 2025 budget began nearly as soon ...
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Judge tosses libel suit Ald. Sigcho-Lopez filed against former opponent
A Cook County judge has thrown out a libel lawsuit filed by Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, 25th, against an opponent he faced in last year's election. Sigcho-Lopez filed the lawsuit in February alleging ...
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Chicago Mayor Johnson calls for CPS to craft ‘contingency plan’ for planned Acero closures
The charter network has proposed closing seven of its schools, raising concerns from families, the Chicago Teachers Union, ...
Aldermen call for more funding for Chicago health department even while trying to avoid property tax hike
Aldermen on Thursday weighed a Chicago Department of Public Health budget plan that’s well short of this year’s, as Mayor ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s property tax hike gets opposition, caution from aldermen
Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, 25th, one of the mayor’s staunchest supporters, told a crowd of reporters he flatly opposes ...