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Mayor Brandon Johnson weighing corporate head tax, social media ad tax to balance Chicago budget

The city of Chicago has a massive $1.1 billion budget gap to fill for 2026, and with Mayor Brandon Johnson promising not to once again pitch a property tax hike, the mayor said Tuesday he's looking at creative ways to raise tax dollars.

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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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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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Brandon Johnson News - CBS Chicago

Mayor Brandon Johnson said more than 28,000 young people have been hired by the city through the One Summer Chicago program so far in 2025, a 17% increase since the initiative started in 2023. Jul 9 ...

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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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Boys Soccer: Brandon Johnson steps down after 10 seasons as Alexandria's head coach

ALEXANDRIA — After 10 years as the head coach of the Alexandria boys soccer program, Brandon Johnson has made the difficult ...

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Pressed On Removal Of Christopher Columbus Pedestal From Grant Park

During a press briefing on Tuesday, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was asked about the removal of a pedestal dedicated to Christopher Columbus.

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brandon johnson: chicago public safety retiree pension enhancement incomplete

Mayor Brandon Johnson expresses concerns about a bill to increase pension benefits for Chicago public safety retirees, citing ...

Johnson heading to survival summit

The occasion is the 2025 Summit, hosted by the Democratic Mayors Association and led this year by Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb ...

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