Aldermen give Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $300 million property tax plan the boot
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 closed ...
US election 2024: Boris Johnson 'fired' from Channel 4 coverage after brutal Emily Maitlis clash
Boris Johnson was left seething at Emily Maitlis as the former Prime Minister was grilled over his relationship with Donald Trump during an appearance on the Channel 4 show ...
Opinion
Editorial: Aldermen must force Mayor Brandon Johnson to find solutions other than a massive property tax hike
Facing a 2025 budget gap of nearly $1 billion, the Johnson administration last week seized every option available to it other than any meaningful concessions from the city’s vast labor force to cover ...
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Mayor Johnson vs. Donald Trump? In CPS School Board races, big money defines messaging, voters’ choices.
More than $7 million has been raised to support candidates, much of it used in recent days to fuel a battle between the ...
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Book Review: Unleashed, by Boris Johnson
Unleashed contains a great deal that will further infuriate those who view Johnson as a terrible Prime Minister and the awful ...
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Chicago school board head ousted because of social media posts deemed antisemitic, misogynistic
The Rev. Mitchell Johnson’s resignation came at the request of Mayor Brandon Johnson. “Rev. Mitchell Johnson’s statements ...
ABC 7 Chicago15d
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 proposes $300 million property tax hike to help close $1 billion budget gap
CHICAGO (CBS) --Mayor Brandon Johnson is proposing a $300 million property tax hike in 2025, going back on a key campaign promise, as he seeks to close a massive budget shortfall of nearly $1 billion.
Fox News15d
Chicago mayor’s response to shooting in Jewish community sparks backlash
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is facing criticism on Wednesday after he released a statement offering "heartfelt thoughts and prayers" to the victim of a shooting in the city’s Rogers Park ...
USA Today15d
With history at her back, Dot Inman-Johnson aims to 'get house in order' at City Hall
She's an open book and campaigning like she's never done ... of income for the $7,000 annual salary as a commissioner-mayor. ...
Chicago Tribune15d
Mayor Brandon Johnson seeks $300M property tax hike in 2025 budget
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday proposed Chicago’s ... summer employment program and a promise to fully fund the Peace Book, an activist-backed anti-violence proposal to hire community ...