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Chicago Budget Showdown: Alders Introduce Alternative Budget Plan, Defying Mayor Brandon Johnson

42% Center coverage: 7 sources

27 Chicago alders have introduced their own budget plan, which does not include the corporate head tax proposed by Mayor Brandon Johnson, and would instead raise the garbage collection fee, tax shared housing units, and collect revenue from video gaming machines.See the Story

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Chicago's Brandon Johnson Say's There's No Evidence a Corporate Head Tax Is a Job Killer

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson argues corporate head tax won't kill jobs despite concerns.See the Story

Chicago's Brandon Johnson Say's There's No Evidence a Corporate Head Tax Is a Job Killer

100% Right coverage: 2 sources

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson argues corporate head tax won't kill jobs despite concerns.Brandon Johnson · Illinois See the Story

Chicago Aldermen’s Alternate Budget Contains Sports Betting Tax – InGame

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and his city council are at odds with the 2026 budget, but one place they appear to have found common ground is on taxing city-based sports betting revenue.Brandon Johnson · Chicago Read Article

Wrongful Convictions Cost Chicago Taxpayers $204.6M in 2025: Analysis – WTTW (Chicago)

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

That is more than triple the $82.5 million set aside in the city’s 2025 budget to cover the cost of resolving police misconduct lawsuits. Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed 2026 budget does not propose to increase that amount but would borrow $283.3 million to cover the soaring cost of lawsuits alleging Chicago police officers committed a wide range of misconduct. It will likely cost Chicago taxpayers approximately $52 million in interest.Brandon Johnson · Chicago Read Article

Monthly Committee Report/Minutes - Police & Fire | Office of the City Clerk

Monthly Committee Report/Minutes - Police & Fire a.smith Fri, 12/12/2025 - 11:26 Hard Copy Rule 45 Report December 2025.pdf (244.46 KB) Mayor Brandon Johnson Published Date Wed, 12/31/2025 - 12:00 Report Subcategory Monthly Committee Reports/Minutes Report Type Council Reports Year 2025Brandon Johnson · Chicago Read Article

Businesses brace as Chicago shutdown risks grow ahead of deadline

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The deadline for approving the city budget is two and a half weeks away, and if Mayor Brandon Johnson and City Council members fail to reach a deal, Chicago could face a government shutdown.Brandon Johnson · Chicago Read Article

Chicago's Head Tax Was Long Called a Job Killer, but Is There Evidence to Back that Up?

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For as long as it’s been alive, Chicago’s employer head tax has been derided — in one colorful way or another — as a job killer.“It's much more than a head tax… it's a scalping tax,” said the late Ald. John Hoellen (47th) in an hour-long debate four days before Christmas in 1973 when the council approved the policy.A decade later, even progressive former Mayor Harold Washington said he wanted to reduce and then nix the disfavored tax — requiring…Brandon Johnson · Chicago See the Story

Alderman Wants To Ban ‘Sweepstakes Machines’ As Step Toward Legalizing Video Gaming

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CHICAGO – An ordinance cracking down on unregulated gambling machines in Chicago was introduced to council Wednesday by a South Side alderman who billed the measure as the first step toward legalizing video-gaming terminals in the city. Ald. William Hall’s (6th) proposal would ban terminals known as “sweepstakes machines” from gas stations, bars, restaurants and previously abandoned storefronts across Chicago. The machines have operated in a leg…Brandon Johnson · Chicago See the Story

Chicago Budget Showdown: Alders Introduce Alternative Budget Plan, Defying Mayor Brandon Johnson

42% Center coverage: 7 sources

Alderman said he plans to reintroduce proposal to address 'teen takeovers' after mayor vetoed 'snap' curfew ordinance

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The Chicago alderman who sponsored the city's "snap" curfew ordinance that was vetoed by Mayor Brandon Johnson said he plans to reintroduce his proposal to address so-called "teen takeovers," with slight revisions.Brandon Johnson · Chicago Read Article

Journal of the Proceedings 11/18/2025 - Regular Meeting | Office of the City Clerk

Journal of the Proceedings 11/18/2025 - Regular Meeting ibarnes Wed, 12/10/2025 - 09:02 Hard Copy 2025_11_18 Journal of the Proceedings 4.pdf (3.01 MB) Mayor Brandon Johnson Published Date Tue, 11/18/2025 - 12:00 Report Type Journals of the Proceedings Year 2025Brandon Johnson · Chicago Read Article

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