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(The Center Square) – Although the Chicago City Council passed a budget for 2025 this week, the city’s financial problems are not going away. Chicago taxpayers are looking at a billion-dollar ...
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 ...
(The Center Square) – The Chicago City Council could approve a new budget with more than $230 million in tax increases before the end of the week. Before a fire alarm went off in the council ...
The clerk is a citywide elected office, and is one of three city-wide elected officials in the City of Chicago, along with the Mayor and the Treasurer. The current city clerk is Anna Valencia. One former city clerk is more famous for his non-political activities: The late Baseball Hall of Famer Cap Anson served one term from 1905-1907.
The Chicago City Council Chambers are located in Chicago City Hall, as are the downtown offices of the individual alderpersons and staff. The presiding officer of the council is the Mayor of Chicago, who is usually non-voting, except in rare cases, such as to break a tie. The secretary is the City Clerk of Chicago. Both positions are city-wide ...
The City Council is the legislative branch and is made up of 50 alderpersons, one elected from each ward in the city. [1] The council takes official action through the passage of ordinances and resolutions and approves the city budget. [2] Government priorities and activities are established in a budget ordinance usually adopted each November.
Chicago’s financial forecast is clouded by a $982.4 million budget deficit, and Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed $300 million property tax hike has stirred up a storm of discontent with council ...
The mayor of Chicago is the chief executive of city government in Chicago, Illinois, the third-largest city in the United States.The mayor is responsible for the administration and management of various city departments, submits proposals and recommendations to the Chicago City Council, is active in the enforcement of the city's ordinances, submits the city's annual budget and appoints city ...