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CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson eked out a victory Monday with the narrow passage of a $17.3 billion municipal budget plan that does not raise property taxes. The 27-23 vote came just weeks ...
December 8, 2024 at 11:28 AM. CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson is now trying to help balance the City of Chicago budget by installing more speed cameras throughout the city, ...
The Chicago City Council finally passed Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget on Monday with a 27-23 vote. ... 2024 at 6:19 AM ... and $1 million in staff cuts across city departments. The budget ...
Chicago budget update Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has eliminated property-tax increases from his latest budget proposal for 2025, but at least 15 members of the city council remain opposed to ...
Generally speaking, the mayor and city departments comprise the executive branch of the city government, and the city council comprises the legislative branch. [3] However, the mayor does have some formal legislative functions such as being the presiding officer of the council and being able to break tie votes, and informally has dominated legislative activity since the late 19th century.
The Progressive Reform Caucus of the Chicago City Council is a bloc of aldermen in the Chicago City Council that was formed in 2013. [2] [3] Its stated mission statement is "creating a more just and equal Chicago, combating all forms of discrimination, and advancing public policies that offer genuine opportunity to all Chicagoans, especially those who have been left out of our society’s ...
December 19, 2024 at 11:00 AM The Chicago City Council ©ChicagoMayorsOffice Facebook Chicago taxpayers are looking at a billion-dollar deficit after elected officials raised the budget from $16.6 ...
In 2024, the city of Chicago was engaged in contract negotiations with the Chicago Teachers Union (Johnson's former employer). [115] In July 2024, Johnson began suggesting that the school district should take on a new loan in order to cover expenses required to meet the teachers union's demands related to the funding of pensions and contracts ...