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.Chicago Tribune4d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomyBrandon Johnsonchicago ethics hearing
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.Chicago Tribune5d agoWhole story →EconomyBrandon Johnsonchicago bond authorization vote
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.Chicago Tribune5d agoWhole story →JusticeEconomyBrandon Johnsonchicago mayoral campaign
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.Chicago Sun-Times5d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomyBrandon Johnsonchicago budget proposal
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.NBC 5 Chicago7d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomyBrandon Johnsongovernment ad controversy
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
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.Chicago Tribune7d agoWhole story →EconomyBrandon Johnsonchicago budget proposal
