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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 ...
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 ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson, CPS, CTU to announce expansion of sustainable community school program
Mayor Brandon Johnson, CPS and CTU leadership will gather Monday to announce the expansion of sustainable community schools.
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 ...
Johnson, CTU, CPS announce expansion of sustainable community schools in 3 Chicago neighborhoods
Chicago Public Schools is celebrating a new milestone Monday morning ahead of the start of the school year.CPS, along with the Chicago Teachers Union and Mayor Brandon Johnson, announced the addition ...
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: 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, ...
Crain's Chicago Business3d
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 ...