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Chicago City Council Majority Rejects Johnson’s $17.6 Billion Budget Plan

Twenty-eight alderpersons oppose major tax increases in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed 2027 budget, deepening a dispute over how Chicago will close an $882 million financial shortfall.

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