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Mayor Brandon Johnson pitches ‘modest’ Springfield wish list

SPRINGFIELD — Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday touted his Springfield agenda as both “modest” and beneficial to the whole state of Illinois during his short visit to the statehouse, where he will surely face steep headwinds to accomplish what he wants for Chicago during a tough state budget season. This is Johnson’s first visit to the General Assembly since May 2024, when he came home with lackluster results for Chicago. Faced with ongoing rel…

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* Subscribers were briefed on the mayor’s visit this morning. ICYMI: With big problems and modest requests, Mayor Johnson heads to Springfield hoping to break losing streak. Sun-Times… Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to revive a tax on prepaid cellphones and calling cards, extend the $5-a-month 911 surcharge, ratchet up funding for the city’s unified shelter [...]

Democrat Disaster: Chicago Mayor Johnson Facing $1 Billion Deficit, Seeks Bailout From the State

(Just The News)—Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is likely to face some resistance from elected officials when he leads a delegation to Springfield on Tuesday. Chicago faces a more than $1 billion budget deficit and the mayor is likely to ask for state taxpayers to pay more to bail out the city. The mayor plans to meet with Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, and state Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Par…

With big problems and modest requests, Mayor Johnson heads to Springfield hoping to break losing streak – Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago has big financial problems — at the city, the schools and the CTA — but you’d never know it by the modest wish list Mayor Brandon Johnson is carrying with him to Springfield Tuesday.

Chicago mayor may find resistance to revenue push at Illinois Capitol

(The Center Square) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is likely to face some resistance from elected officials when he leads a delegation to Springfield on Tuesday. Chicago faces a more

With big problems and modest requests, Mayor Johnson heads to Springfield hoping to break losing streak

With five weeks to go in the spring session, Mayor Brandon Johnson is hoping to revive a tax on prepaid cell phones and calling cards, extend the $5-a-month 911 surcharge, and increase funding for the city's unified shelter system, among other aims.