Mayor Brandon Johnson to ask lawmakers for Chicago Public Schools funding during Springfield visit

Mayor Brandon Johnson Sounds Alarm on City Budget, Decries Trump’s Threats

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday sounded the alarm about the financial crisis facing the city, warning that Chicago “will have to do more with less” as President Donald Trump threatens to upend its finances and officials confront the results of decades of financial mismanagement.

Mayor Brandon Johnson to ask lawmakers for Chicago Public Schools funding during Springfield visit

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson accused former Mayor Rahm Emanuel of "jacking up" Chicago's education system by closing 50 schools and compared him to President Donald Trump.

Alderman: Chicago mayor lacks plan for shortfall that could top $1.5 billion

(The Center Square) – Although Mayor Brandon Johnson says he is starting Chicago’s budget process earlier than ever, one alderman says the city’s deficit could be much greater than the

Mayor Brandon Johnson launches budget working group, warns of financial “crossroads” if Trump proceeds with cuts

Saying Chicago’s already-precarious financial state is “at a crossroads” with President Donald Trump threatening to cut billions in funding to the city, Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday took steps to try to get buy-in from residents and community leaders to make tough upcoming budget decisions. Johnson signed an executive order directing his Office of Budget and Management to host public meetings and make a “comprehensive” review of all city spen…

Mayor Johnson cracks the door open to city layoffs, service cuts

For two years, Mayor Brandon Johnson has refused to consider layoffs or unpaid furlough days. But the fiscal landscape has changed since the city forecast a $1.12 billion shortfall for 2025.

Brandon Johnson creates fiscal working group to tackle Chicago’s budget deficit – FOX32 (Chicago)

"Our city faces two challenges: a structural deficit and a hostile federal administration that has threatened to cut off billions in funding for Chicagoans," Johnson said in a statement.