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Chicago City Council demands Brandon Johnson make 'real savings' in city budget

The aldermen emphasized that savings must translate into actual reductions rather than accounting changes.

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Washington Examiner· Sep 29, 4:16 PMChicago City Council demands Brandon Johnson make 'real savings' in city budget

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Chicago renters’ rights overhaul stalls againThe City Hall fight between Mayor Brandon Johnson and opponents has again stalled two ordinances aimed at overhauling Chicago renters’ rights.

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Taxpayer-funded ads featuring Trump, Johnson raise questionsNew advertisements showing President Donald Trump and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson are raising questions about the content of public service announcements.

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City Council faction draws line in sand in preelection budget battle with Mayor Brandon JohnsonOne year after rejecting the mayor's corporate head tax, 29 opposition alderpersons tried to establish boundaries for the budget debate. At the top of the list — no property tax hike.

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Aldermen warn Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson against head taxA majority of City Council members came out Monday in opposition to Mayor Brandon Johnson taking another go at a corporate employee head tax in the upcoming 2027 budget.

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Civic Committee’s answer for city’s financial woes - less borrowing, rein in spending, shrink the payrollDerek Douglas, president of the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club, said what he fears most is that Mayor Brandon Johnson will propose "a bunch of proposals that we would consider anti-growth like the head tax. I fear that’s going to come back. I hope it doesn’t."

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Corporate fund’s structural deficit - not Brandon Johnson - to blame for city's financial woesStructural fiscal problems can only be redressed through long-term, structural reforms, which are politically difficult to champion.

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Arts group seeks $15 million boost in cultural grants from cityIn an open letter to Mayor Brandon Johnson, Arts Alliance lllinois says that even in a tough budget cycle, “The arts should be a key part of Chicago’s FY2027 economic strategy.”

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Mayor Brandon Johnson asks why rich put profits over 'the lives of my neighbors'Mayor Brandon Johnson accused the city’s corporate class of ignoring Black and brown lives Wednesday in a wide-ranging speech to a crowd of business leaders.

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Mayor Brandon Johnson should join with alders in their blow for fiscal restraintChicago's City Council voted powerfully to restrain future mayors and councils from adding exorbitantly to the city's debt pile. If there's a mayoral veto, they should override.

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World Business Chicago skips hearing on Mayor Brandon Johnson videosIn four videos , the mayor narrates investments on the city's South, West, Southwest and Northwest sides. To critics, the videos amount to campaign-style promotions rather than an effort to attract global businesses.

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