NBC 5: Mayor Johnson to announce property tax hike as part of 2025 budget despite campaign promises
As Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson delivers his 2024 budget address during a City Council meeting Wednesday, he is expected to propose something he promised he wouldn’t while on the campaign trail: a property tax increase.
Daily Herald: With eye on homeless people, Mundelein bans public camping
Mundelein trustees on Monday approved an ordinance that targets homeless people by outlawing public camping.
Sun-Times: Madigan’s longtime aide takes the stand to testify against “ultimate decision maker” in the House
Michael J. Madigan’s attorneys tried again Tuesday to distance the former Illinois House speaker from a longtime friend and confidant, pressing ComEd’s onetime top counsel over whether he had direct knowledge of the men discussing an unusual law firm contract.