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Mayor Johnson's team reviews 26 ideas to raise revenue, plug Chicago’s budget deficit

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Chicago Mayor Johnson implementing hiring freeze for city through end of 2025 amid budget crisis

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is implementing a hiring freeze for the city through the end of the year. That's according to a Thursday memo from the city's budget director. It comes as the city faces a 2026 budget gap of more than $1 billion.

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Mayor Brandon Johnson: Corporate head tax on table to fix Chicago budget

As he calls on Chicago’s “billionaires and ultra rich” to “put more skin in the game,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said a per-employee head tax is “an option.”

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Chicago Tribune warns 'Halloween comes early' with Mayor Johnson's plan to 'scare' businesses away

The Chicago Tribune criticized Mayor Johnson for announcing controversial tax policies before his working group meets, ...

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Editorial: Mayor Johnson offers multiple ideas to scare businesses out of Chicago

Mayor Brandon Johnson said he’s open to reviving the job-killing head tax and a thinly disguised bid to impose a city ...

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Zohran Mamdani's team hope to avoid the missteps of Chicago's progressive mayor

Before New York City mayoral primary winner Zohran Mamdani made a splash, another big-city Democratic mayoral candidate with progressive bona fides unexpectedly burst onto the national political scene ...

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Mayor’s office completes internal review of Chicago police response to June immigration raid

Following a game of hot potato over who should investigate complaints of CPD’s involvement with ICE, the review recommends ...

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Chicago Cubs to host 2027 MLB All-Star Game at Wrigley Field

The Chicago Cubs will host the 2027 MLB All-Star Game at Wrigley Field, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Friday.

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To plug $1B gap, Team Johnson totes up a list of politically risky tax moves

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s finance team is briefing members of the City Council on potential new or expanded revenue streams.

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Angela J. Green Appointed as Commissioner of Chicago's Department of Family & Support Services

Angela J. Green appointed Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Family & Support Services, bringing over 20 years of ...

Alderman: Chicago’s ‘uncontrolled spending’ the problem, not ‘falloff in revenue’

Chicago Ald. Raymond Lopez is vowing to make Mayor Brandon Johnson a man of his words when it comes to a pledge not to raise ...

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