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.Chicago Sun-Times7d agoWhole story →BuildEconomyBrandon Johnsonchicago budget debate
Mayor Johnson wins first round in fight over protections for tenantsThe City Council’s Housing Committee narrowly approved Brandon Johnson’s newly revised Protecting Renters Ordinance after he dropped a provision requiring landlords to make relocation payments to tenants evicted through no fault of their own.Chicago Sun-Times19d agoWhole story →BuildBrandon Johnsonchicago renter protections vote
