Chicago Sun-Times27d
Johnson must break two campaign promises to get budget passed, City Council critic warns
Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file Share Mayor Brandon Johnson must break two campaign promises — by renewing a ShotSpotter contract he canceled and raising property taxes he said he would freeze ...
Mayor Johnson to announce property tax hike as part of 2025 budget despite campaign promises
As Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson delivers his 2024 budget address during a City Council meeting Wednesday, he is expected to ...
Mayor says property tax hike is the answer
NO MINCING WORDS: Mayor Brandon Johnson proposed a property tax hike that would generate a hefty $300 million but also allow the city to avoid layoffs or furloughs in order to plug a nearly $1 billion ...
Chicago is what happens when antisemitism mixes with lawlessness
Days after the Oct. 26 shooting of an Orthodox Jewish man in Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson was publicly rebuked for issuing ...
The Victoria Advocate23d
Chicago alderman argues ‘ShotSpotter ‘fulfills what it’s meant to do’
Last month, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson pulled the plug on the service ... “No one ever claimed ShotSpotter will catch 100% of the shots fired, cars break down, computers break down, watches ...
Crain's Chicago Business14d
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 ...
CBS News14d
Mayor Brandon Johnson proposes $300 million property tax hike to help close $1 billion budget gap
CHICAGO (CBS) --Mayor Brandon Johnson is proposing a $300 million ... the aldermen demanded the city's 2025 budget include the return of ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology, which the mayor ...
Politico29d
Johnson pushes back against critics
PLAYBOOK Q&A: Mayor Brandon Johnson aggressively defended his tenure ... Chicago School Board decision-making and the future of ShotSpotter. “There are people who might have some trepidation ...
National Review5d
Brandon Johnson Wasn’t on the Ballot in Chicago, but Went Down in Flames on Tuesday Anyway
Glenn Youngkin Tells Trump He Will Serve Out Rest of His Term, Won’t Serve in Admin Massie Should Go Full Milei on the USDA Readers of National Review have become ...
Chicago Tribune23d
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s bond refinancing plan passes after stalling effort by opponents
minor measures the mayor had introduced. Beale carried out the holdup scheme to protest Johnson’s September decision to terminate the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system, he said. Those ...
WGN-TV26d
Facing a budget deficit challenge, Johnson aims to safeguard youth and workforce
CHICAGO (WGN) — Three weeks before delivering his 2025 budget address, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was asked, “What type of future do we want to create for Chicago?” The mayor and his ...
News-Press NOW23d
Chicago alderman argues ‘ShotSpotter ‘fulfills what it’s meant to do’
Chris Taliaferro is skeptical of new city data that highlights how gunshot detection operator ShotSpotter did ... Last month, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson pulled the plug on the service that ...