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Mayor Brandon Johnson, facing a yawning budget deficit, could be in for a fight with corporate tax proposals

Facing a $1 billion deficit, Mayor Brandon Johnson has said he would consider a ‘head tax’ or a payroll expense tax, both of ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson, CPS, CTU announce expansion of sustainable community school program

Mayor Brandon Johnson, CPS and CTU leadership gathered Monday to announce the expansion of sustainable community schools.

Mamdani studies 'America's Worst Mayor' Brandon Johnson to avoid his political pitfalls: report

Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani hopes to emulate Boston's Michelle Wu rather than Chicago's struggling Brandon Johnson in his New York mayoral campaign ...
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Brandon Johnson isn't giving up hope yet on Bears building a new stadium in Chicago: 'The Bears belong in the city'

Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson wants to maintain dialogue with Bears management about the team’s stadium future, hoping to keep them in the city along the lakefront.

Mayor Johnson's team reviews 26 ideas to raise revenue, plug Chicago’s budget deficit

Ald. Jason Ervin (28th), the Budget Committee chair, agreed with Ald. Pat Dowell (3rd), Finance chair, that the Council needs ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson weighing corporate head tax, social media ad tax to balance Chicago budget

The city of Chicago has a massive $1.1 billion budget gap to fill for 2026, and with Mayor Brandon Johnson promising not to ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson: Corporate head tax on table to fix Chicago budget

As he calls on Chicago’s “billionaires and ultra rich” to “put more skin in the game,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said a ...

Chicago Tribune warns 'Halloween comes early' with Mayor Johnson's plan to 'scare' businesses away

The Chicago Tribune criticized Mayor Johnson for announcing controversial tax policies before his working group meets, ...
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To plug $1B gap, Team Johnson totes up a list of politically risky tax moves

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s finance team is briefing members of the City Council on potential new or expanded revenue streams.

Mayor Johnson’s crossroads — budget decisions that will define his financial stewardship of Chicago

Johnson should have been “more proactive in meeting the moment we knew was coming” when $1.9 billion in federal pandemic ...

‘We’re going to create a budget that reflects our values:’ Mayor Brandon Johnson rules out property tax increase in budget

CHICAGO ( WGN) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has signaled that he is not planning on proposing a property tax increase in ...

Johnson floats corporate head tax to help close Chicago budget deficit

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has vowed not to propose property tax hikes, but floated the idea of a variety of corporate ...