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City Council passes $12.8 billion budget with King and Hairston in support

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The City Council passed a $12.8 billion "pandemic" budget by a 29-21 vote, with local Alds. Sophia King (4th) and Leslie Hairston (5th) in support and Ald. Jeanette Taylor (20th) opposed.

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City Council Approves Lightfoot's $12.8 Billion Budget, $94 Million Property Tax Hike, But Critics Say 'Don’t Give Me Crumbs And Tell Me It’s Cake'

CHICAGO (CBS) — In one of the closest budget votes in decades, the City Council on Tuesday approved Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s $12.8 billion spending plan for 2021, including a $94 million property tax hike.Aldermen voted 29-21 to approve the mayor’s spending plan, and 28-22 to back the property tax hike. It was the tightest margin of approval for any city budget in at least 30 years, which was evident as tempers flared among some aldermen who voted…

3 years ago·United States

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Chicago Tribune

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s ‘pandemic budget’ for 2021 cleared the Chicago City Council. Here are 5 things to know.

Chicago aldermen on Tuesday narrowly approved Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s $12.8 billion “pandemic budget” for 2021, a package that will fund city government through the next fiscal year while closing a projected $1.2 billion budget deficit fueled by coronavirus pandemic-driven revenue losses to municipal coffers. Among other things, the package includes a $94 million property tax hike, as well as increases in fees and fines. Here are five things to k…

3 years ago·Chicago, United States

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The Post and Courier

For first time ever, Charleston City Council OKs withholding property tax relief money

Charleston City Council on Tuesday night narrowly gave itself the authority to withhold some property tax relief normally passed to residents, part of an effort to make up for an estimated $18 million revenue shortfall.

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Chicago Sun Times

City Council approves $12.8B pandemic budget

Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday won approval for her 2021 city budget during a virtual City Council meeting. | Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times fileThe closest vote — 29 to 21 — was on Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan to raise property taxes by $94 million, followed by annual increases tied to the consumer price index.After a string of uncharacteristic concessions, Mayor Lori Lightfoot muscled her $12.8 billion “pandemic” budget through the City Council…

3 years ago·Chicago, United States

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NBC Chicago

City Council to Vote on Lightfoot's Budget Plan, Including Property and Gas Tax Hikes

Chicago City Council is expected to vote Tuesday on Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s budget plan that includes property and gas tax increases among other revenue-generating and cost-cutting measures to tackle the city’s estimated $1.2 billion shortfall.

3 years ago·Chicago, United States

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WFLD

New billion-dollar Chicago budget includes tax hikes

$12.8 billion: That is the size of the 2021 budget the Chicago City Council passed Tuesday, which will have residents paying more.

3 years ago·Chicago, United States

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City Council passes $12.8 billion budget with King and Hairston in support

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City Council Approves Lightfoot's $12.8 Billion Budget, $94 Million Property Tax Hike, But Critics Say 'Don’t Give Me Crumbs And Tell Me It’s Cake'

City Council Approves Lightfoot's $12.8 Billion Budget, $94 Million Property Tax Hike, But Critics Say 'Don’t Give Me Crumbs And Tell Me It’s Cake'

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s ‘pandemic budget’ for 2021 cleared the Chicago City Council. Here are 5 things to know.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s ‘pandemic budget’ for 2021 cleared the Chicago City Council. Here are 5 things to know.

For first time ever, Charleston City Council OKs withholding property tax relief money

For first time ever, Charleston City Council OKs withholding property tax relief money

City Council approves $12.8B pandemic budget

City Council approves $12.8B pandemic budget

City Council to Vote on Lightfoot's Budget Plan, Including Property and Gas Tax Hikes

City Council to Vote on Lightfoot's Budget Plan, Including Property and Gas Tax Hikes

New billion-dollar Chicago budget includes tax hikes

New billion-dollar Chicago budget includes tax hikes

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