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Chicago City Council demands Brandon Johnson make ‘real savings,’ not tax tricks in city budget

A bloc of Chicago City Council members is demanding that Mayor Brandon Johnson pursue spending cuts and other permanent savings before raising taxes or relying on unapproved state revenue to close the city’s projected $882.4 million budget

Republican Ledger staff · 12:16 PM ET

Chicago City Council demands Brandon Johnson make ‘real savings,’ not tax tricks in city budget
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A bloc of Chicago City Council members is demanding that Mayor Brandon Johnson pursue spending cuts and other permanent savings before raising taxes or relying on unapproved state revenue to close the city’s projected $882.4 million budget gap. The aldermen, who call themselves the City Council Budget Accountability Coalition, laid out their demands in a […]

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