Crain's Chicago Business19hOpinion
Editorial: Brandon Johnson's $10.6 million hangover
In exchange for a mere $10.6 million in new revenue from a proposed 34% liquor tax hike, the mayor has sent a loud-and-clear ...
Bar and restaurant owners sound alarm on Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 35% alcohol tax hike plan
Chicago bar and restaurant owners joined the opposition to Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget plan Wednesday, saying the 35% ...
Mayor Johnson says he will no longer attend funeral of Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez at family's request
Martinez's funeral is set for Monday of next week. In a statement, the Mayor's office said Mayor Johnson plans to attend the ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson to skip slain officer’s funeral after all
Mayor Brandon Johnson reversed course Saturday and announced he will not attend a slain cop’s funeral after the officer’s ...
Editorial: Meet the new ‘head tax’: Brandon Johnson’s business levy could cause companies to flee for the suburbs
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration has been hunting frantically for politically palatable tax hikes to replace the $300 ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson blasts Trump as 'threat to everything sensible'
CHICAGO - Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson called President-elect Donald Trump a "threat to everything that is sensible," while ...
Dem Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson asked not to attend murdered cop’s funeral
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will not attend the funeral of slain Officer Enrique Martinez on Monday — honoring the family’s ...
Illinois quick hits: Johnson wants to halve property tax increase
Johnson wants to halve property tax increase Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says he’s in talks with city aldermen about ...