The Associated Press on MSN10d
Chicago school board head ousted because of social media posts deemed anti-Semitic, misogynistic
The president of the Chicago school board resigned Thursday just a week after he was appointed because of social media posts ...
Yahoo12d
Mayor Brandon Johnson seeks $300M property tax hike in 2025 budget
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday proposed Chicago’s largest property tax hike in almost a decade as part of his $17.3 billion budget plan for next year. The $300 million increase that would ...
Yahoo10d
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s school board president, under fire for controversial social media posts, resigns
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s handpicked school board president resigned Thursday after coming under fire from critics, including Gov. JB Pritzker and the mayor, for social media posts deemed ...
CBS News11d
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.
Yahoo News10d
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s school board president, under fire for controversial social media posts, resigns
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s handpicked school board president resigned Thursday after coming under fire from critics, including Gov. JB Pritzker and the mayor, for social media posts deemed antisemitic, ...
Yahoo News12d
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s property tax hike gets opposition, caution from aldermen
When lukewarm applause followed Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget address Wednesday, it was clear what had sucked the enthusiasm from City Council chambers. The foundation of Johnson’s $17.3 billion ...
NBC Chicago12d
WATCH LIVE: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to deliver 2025 budget address
NOTE: NBC Chicago will offer a live stream of Johnson's budget address beginning at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will deliver his highly anticipated 2025 budget address during ...
Crain's Chicago Business10d
Johnson was in the dark on CPS board pick's comments because of a vetting 'gap'
Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Mayor Brandon Johnson said today he was unaware of the inflammatory social media posts that led to the resignation of his pick to lead the ...
Chicago Tribune7d
Editorial: Aldermen must force Mayor Brandon Johnson to find solutions other than a massive property tax hike
Brandon Johnson promised during his mayoral campaign not to raise property taxes, noting correctly back then that the levies are regressive and that the city’s lower-income and even middle ...
ABC 7 Chicago6d
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson weighs in on presidential election, CPS Board fallout
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Brandon Johnson, who campaigned for Kamala Harris this past weekend in North Carolina, is reflecting on the election, with one day left. Monday afternoon, he sat down for an ...
Chicago Sun-Times12d
Mayor Brandon Johnson unveils $17.3 billion city budget, proposes steep property tax increase
Mayor Brandon Johnson addresses the City Council Wednesday as he unveils his proposed budget for 2025, which includes a $300 million property tax increase. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Share Chicago ...