Chicago Aldermen Opposed to Mayor Brandon Johnson on Budget Announce ‘Accountability Commission’

City Council majority presses Mayor Brandon Johnson to implement alternative budget – Chicago Sun-Times

“When the mayor was having these budget road shows and he was speaking ill about the budget passed and saying that the numbers didn’t add up, we realized that we were gonna have to put some work in to make sure this gets completed,” said Ald. Samantha Nugent, who is overseeing one of nearly a dozen working groups to make certain that Johnson implements the alternative budget he opposed instead of sabotaging it.

City Council majority turns up the heat on Mayor Brandon Johnson to implement alternative budget

The City Council majority that rejected Mayor Brandon Johnson's corporate head tax on Wednesday created nearly a dozen working groups to make certain that Johnson implements the alternative budget he opposed instead of sabotaging it.

Chicago aldermen opposed to Mayor Brandon Johnson on budget announce ‘accountability commission’

CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson’s fight with aldermen about the 2026 budget continued Wednesday as a City Council majority said they are organizing themselves to monitor his administration’s execution of the spending plan that passed over his objections.

Aldermen opposed to Mayor Brandon Johnson on budget announce ‘accountability commission’

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s fight with aldermen about the 2026 budget continued Wednesday as a City Council majority said they are organizing themselves to monitor his administration’s execution of the spending plan that passed over his objections. The announcement from 29 aldermen who labeled themselves the “Budget Accountability Coalition” came as Johnson delivered a defiant speech vowing to implement the package responsibly and stay the course on…