Opinion
Chicago City Council should say no to that $300M property tax increase
As public servants, every City Council member must show up to Wednesday's special meeting on Mayor Johnson's 2025 budget and record-breaking property tax increase. Absence sends the message "I don't ...
BGA releases snapshots of Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed 2025 Chicago budget
As Chicago faces a nearly $1 billion deficit, the BGA releases its annual snapshot of Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed 2025 budget.
Chicago City Council to hold special meeting next week, could derail mayor's property tax hike plan
The Chicago City Council is holding a special meeting next week, and might vote on Mayor Johnson's proposed property tax hike.
Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie pledges to make San Francisco safer as mayor
Levi Strauss heir and philanthropist Daniel Lurie says he will make streets safer, help small businesses and squash the ...
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A majority of the Chicago City Council is calling for an early vote on mayor’s property tax hike
The 29 council members who asked for the meeting are critical of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to close a gaping budget hole ...
Aldermen rip Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 property tax hike proposal as budget hearings kick off
Desperate to avoid hitting Chicago home and business owners with a $300 million property tax increase, aldermen pelted the ...
‘The community knew better’: How a trio of independent school board candidates topped their better-funded opponents
Independent school board candidates notched one victory and are expected to win another two of the ten races in which voters cast ballots to elect Chicago Board of Education ... as well as the mayor’s ...