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Chicago’s mayor proposes massive tax increase on spirits
Mayor wants to increase the wholesale transaction prices per gallon of beer by 34%, and by about 35% for other spirits.
BGA releases snapshots of Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed 2025 Chicago budget
As Chicago faces a nearly $1 billion deficit, the BGA releases its annual snapshot of Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed 2025 budget.
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Results for two outstanding Chicago school board races called, with a third still too close
One candidate said she is not conceding, citing Election Day ballot irregularities and uncounted mail-in ballots.
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Chicago’s First School Board Race Brings a Mixed Bag of Ideologies
Facing their first-ever election for school board, voters in Chicago on Tuesday delivered a decidedly mixed message, electing ...
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Illinois political campaigns have given churches, religious charities $650,000 in the past two years
Catholic groups including parishes, schools and social service agencies are the biggest recipients of donations and other ...
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29 Alderpeople Call Meeting To Force Vote Against $300 Million Property Tax Hike
A vote to reject Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed property tax increase would force the administration to find an alternative ...
Chicago is what happens when antisemitism mixes with lawlessness
Days after the Oct. 26 shooting of an Orthodox Jewish man in Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson was publicly rebuked for issuing ...
With CTU ally Mayor Brandon Johnson in charge, voters reject several union-backed school board candidates
As early returns in Tuesday’s first school board election signaled an underwhelming performance by the Chicago Teachers Union ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson's appointed CPS board members could stay on past January
Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times file photo Share When the entire Board of Education resigned in October and Chicago Mayor Brandon ...
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A majority of the Chicago City Council is calling for an early vote on mayor’s property tax hike
The 29 council members who asked for the meeting are critical of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to close a gaping budget hole ...
29 alders call for meeting to reject Mayor Johnson’s $300M property tax hike
Mayor Brandon Johnson late last month proposed a $300 million property tax hike in an effort to close a nearly $1B budget gap ...
Civic Federation blasts Johnson’s property tax increase plan
Civic Federation President Joe Ferguson is warning Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to be careful about what he wishes for in proposing a new $300 million property tax increase. The city faces a nearly ...