47 aldermen take raises as Mayor Brandon Johnson turns one down amid tricky budget
Mayor Brandon Johnson plans to break from the 48 out of 50 aldermen who will accept the automatic 2025 pay bump tied to inflation.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson’s property tax hike gets opposition, caution from aldermen
That tax hike instantly led a large group of aldermen to outright oppose Mayor Johnson's budget proposal and say their constituents cannot bear the cost.
Mayor Brandon Johnson seeks $300M property tax hike in 2025 budget
The $300 million increase is a major flip-flop from Johnson’s prior vow not to employ the widely unpopular revenue-raising tactic.
Aldermen advance $4 million settlement for family of man who died shortly after exoneration following 33 years in prison
Aldermen advanced the proposed settlement in a bid to resolve allegations Lee Harris made in a lawsuit last September that Chicago police officers framed him for the 1989 murder of...
Aldermen expecting Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget plan to include property tax increase
Johnson will introduce his 2025 spending plan Wednesday. Mayoral spokeswoman Erin Connelly declined comment about the possibility he will call for a property tax hike.
What happens if Chicago can’t pass a budget? ‘Murky waters,’ ‘dire situation.’
The challenge Johnson faces has made some aldermen wary of an unlikely, but troubling worst-case scenario: Could the city fail to pass a budget by the state's Dec. 31 deadline?
Mayor Brandon Johnson won’t say if he will return $150,000 from rapper Lil Durk, arrested in alleged murder-for-hire plot
Johnson suggested he had no immediate intention to give back the money when asked how he would handle the sizable contribution.
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s communications director exiting
Ronnie Reese, who led Johnson’s press office since the transition in May 2023, will exit the role after a tumultuous year-and-a-half.
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s bond refinancing plan passes after stalling effort by opponents
City finance leaders estimate the move will save Chicago $90 million this year and another $35 million next year without loading the city up with additional debt.
Bid to lower Chicago’s speed limit to 25 mph advances in City Council
But Chicago drivers won't soon face lower speed limits — or corresponding lower thresholds on most roads for the city's extensive network of automated speed cameras to issue tickets.