The TRiiBE

An out-of-state campaign just entered Chicago’s budget battle

The point of Black Voters Matter Fund’s local ad campaign is to help residents connect the dots between the ways billionaires ...
WBEZ

Mayor Johnson’s $16.6B budget would revive corporate head tax, tax social media companies

Mayor Brandon Johnson Thursday delivered on his promise to “challenge the ultra-rich” and make corporations pay their fair share, proposing a $16.6 billion budget for 2026 that includes $586.6 million ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Chicago aldermen travel to Springfield to lobby for Johnson's budget proposal, transit funding

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- A group of Chicago aldermen were in Springfield Tuesday. The team was lobbying on behalf of Mayor Brandon Johnson's push for, what he calls, "progressive revenue." They also ...
Chicago Tribune

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s political fund returns $120K from PACs connected to city vendors

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s campaign last quarter returned $120,000 from two political action committees both led by developers with active city contracts, the latest instances of his political fund ...
Time

Trump Calls for Chicago Mayor and Illinois Governor To Be Jailed

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, foreground, speaks during a press conference as Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, background, looks on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in Chicago. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, foreground ...