Mayor Brandon Johnson’s team teased plans this week to take another swing at raising property taxes to close the city’s more than $1 billion budget gap, despite an aldermanic revolt last year ...

Ald. Scott Waguespack, speaks as the Chicago City Council meets for a procedural vote on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget, at City Hall, on Dec. 11, 2024. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune) ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson reaffirmed he is not planning to propose a tax increase in this year’s budget proposal. Instead he is considering several "tax-the-rich" options.