Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson giving up $300 million property tax hike fight, evaluating other options with aldermen
Mayor Brandon Johnson is all but giving up on his proposed $300 million property tax hike before aldermen kill it, and ...
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Brandon Johnson’s police budget cuts would deal ‘devastating blow’ to reform push, federal monitor says
The proposed budget cuts would be a step backward for the CPD reform process at a pivotal point,” said Maggie Hickey, the ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson won't commit to alternatives to property tax hike
CHICAGO (CBS)-- Mayor Brandon Johnson wouldn't commit on Tuesday when asked if he would support possible alternatives to his ...
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Brandon Johnson Breaks New Ground, Becomes Most Unpopular Mayor in Chicago History
I wasn’t exaggerating when I said that the City of Chicago has never had a mayor it despises more universally than Brandon Johnson. There isn’t much more to add. Of course Johnson is appalling ...
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Chicago school board election not going well for Mayor Brandon Johnson and CTU
Chicago voters largely appeared to reject Mayor Brandon Johnson’s education agenda Tuesday as only a few candidates endorsed by the powerful teacher’s union held early leads in the city’s ...
Sources: Mayor Brandon Johnson will propose property tax increase when he presents 2025 budget this week
While campaigning to be mayor prior to his election in April 2023, Brandon Johnson repeatedly vowed he would not raise city ...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson won't veto ShotSpotter ordinance
CHICAGO (CBS) --Mayor Brandon Johnson will not veto an ordinance that would have allowed the city's top cop to negotiate a new deal to revive Chicago's controversial gunshot detection program.
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Chicago mayor responds to questions on $150K Lil Durk campaign donation after rapper's arrest
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Brandon Johnson responded Friday to questions about his connection to a Grammy Award-winning Chicago rapper charged in a murder-for-hire plot. Lil Durk, whose real name is ...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson to propose Chicago property tax hike, sources say
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will announce a property tax increase during his budget address Wednesday, sources say. His constituents were not pleased. CHICAGO (WLS) -- Our coverage of this story ...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson says he hopes White Sox stay in Chicago and calls on Jerry Reinsdorf to ‘put some skin in the game’
Following reports that White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf is in discussions to possibly sell the team, Mayor Brandon Johnson said Friday he hopes the franchise will stay in Chicago and that he ...
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WATCH LIVE: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to deliver 2025 budget address
NOTE: NBC Chicago will offer a live stream of Johnson's budget address beginning at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will deliver his highly anticipated 2025 budget address during ...
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s school board president, under fire for controversial social media posts, resigns
CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s handpicked school board president resigned Thursday after coming under fire for social media posts from critics, including Gov. JB Pritzker and the ...