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Chicago mayor proposes lower property tax hike

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson proposes lowering property tax hike to $150 million as budget negotiations continue

Mayor Brandon Johnson is now proposing hiking Chicago property taxes by $150 million, down from his original $300 million recommendation for 2025 that was unanimously struck down by the City Council last week.

Chicago mayor proposes lower property tax hike after first effort killed by City Council

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday took a shot at critics as he proposed new taxes and savings to make up a budget shortfall in his $17 billion proposed municipal budget.

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50-0 — City Council unanimously kills Mayor Johnson's proposed $300 million property tax increase

The overwhelming vote was largely symbolic. Negotiations to reduce or eliminate the property tax hike and replace it with a mix of new revenue and reprogrammed federal pandemic relief funds began last weekend.

Johnson expected to face questions on city budget proposal

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is set to discuss his city budget proposal during a press briefing Tuesday morning at City Hall ...

Johnson accuses critics of 'tantrums,' says it's time they 'grow up'

The mayor said last week's 50-to-0 vote rejecting his proposed $300 million property tax increase accomplished nothing beyond ...

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Chicago City Council special meeting set for Thursday; property tax levy on agenda

Johnson has taken a proposed $300 million property tax hike off the table to work with council members on other ways to fill ...

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Killing extra pension payment could spare Mayor Brandon Johnson and aldermen political headaches, but cost Chicagoans later

Some at City Hall are rallying around the idea of plugging the budget hole with money set aside to keep the city’s pension ...

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