After 50-0 defeat of his $300 million property tax hike, Mayor …
1 day ago · Three days after the City Council shot down Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $300-million property tax increase, top mayoral aides have brokered a deal to cut the tax hike in half as negotiations continue.
City Council Votes Unanimously to Reject Mayor’s $300M …
5 days ago · Because the City Council is nearly certain to raise property taxes by at least $45 million to allow it levy taxes on newly constructed homes and commercial properties, it is a symbolic vote to reject the property tax hike proposed by Johnson, which would have been the largest increase since 2016 and the second largest in Chicago history. But ...
Mayor Now Backing $150 Million Property Tax Hike After Original ...
4 hours ago · Johnson confirmed the smaller property tax increase was part of his latest budget proposal during a press conference Tuesday. He also spoke in favor of raising a tax on cloud computing, which if raised to 11 percent could bring in around $130 million in additional city revenue, according to the Sun-Times. The new property tax proposal comes less than a week after City Council unanimously voted ...
Chicago City Council kills Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed …
5 days ago · 50-0 — City Council unanimously kills Mayor Johnson's proposed $300 million property tax increase ... at a news conference after Thursday’s special meeting, Johnson took the latest in a series ...
Johnson accuses critics of 'tantrums,' says it's ... - Chicago Sun …
2 hours ago · Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday accused City Council members who engineered the 50-to-0 vote shooting down his proposed $300 million property tax increase of “having tantrums” and said it’s ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson proposes lowering property tax hike to …
4 hours ago · Johnson stopped short Tuesday of saying he has the votes in the City Council to pass even the smaller increase, down from his original $300 million proposed hike. ... Mayor Brandon Johnson is now ...
Chicago City Council set to vote down Mayor Johnson's ... - CBS News
5 days ago · 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....
Aldermen reject Mayor Brandon Johnson's $300M property tax …
5 days ago · 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...
Chicago City Council unanimously rejects Mayor Johnson's …
5 days ago · CHICAGO - Mayor Brandon Johnson presided over a special meeting of the Chicago City Council on Thursday where alderpeople unanimously voted down his property tax proposal. "It's a devastating loss ...
Editorial: Mayor Johnson's property tax hike got what it deserved
4 days ago · On Thursday, Chicago’s City Council nixed Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposal to hike property taxes on households and businesses by $300 million. The 50-0 vote came without debate and served as ...