Mayor Brandon Johnson Presents FY27 Chicago Budget

Mayor Brandon Johnson pitches ‘Fair Share’ budget as investment in Chicago’s children

Mayor Brandon Johnson told aldermen Wednesday it's imperative to invest in Chicago's future generation in the next budget.

What's in the mayor's new budget pitch

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Mayor Brandon Johnson presents FY27 Chicago budget

Mayor Brandon Johnson presents what he is calling the “Chicago’s Fair Share Budget."

Libraries, Homeless Programs See $130M Boost In Mayor’s New Budget Proposal – Block Club Chicago – Wirepoints

Mayor Brandon Johnson has faith alderpeople will sign off on his plan after a majority supported his $40 million investment last year to improve seven shelters for people experiencing homelessness, mostly on the South and West sides. With local governments being asked to step up more in the wake of federal funding cuts, Johnson is “demanding that there’s a fair share of responsibility, that there’s a fair share of equitable distribution of those…

Libraries, Homeless Programs See $130M Boost In Mayor’s New Budget Proposal

The proposals are part of a $17 billion budget — which also revives a fight over a corporate head tax plan — the mayor will formally present to City Council Wednesday.