US EditionAldermen Push Ahead with Alternative Budget Despite Johnson's Opposition
- The Finance Committee on Tuesday advanced an alternative budget ordinance by a 22-13 vote after four hours of debate, sending it toward a City Council full floor vote.
- Aldermen backing the substitute cited concerns that the $33 per-employee Corporate Head Tax on companies with more than 500 employees would stifle job growth, though the Alternative Group says their plan is 98% in line with Mayor Brandon Johnson's priorities.
- To replace revenue, the Alternative Group proposes raising roughly $258 million through measures including legalized video gambling, a liquor/ride congestion levy, and increasing the plastic shopping bag tax from $0.10 to $0.15.
- The substitute now moves to the Budget Committee on Wednesday as council calendars show compressed sessions including a Dec. 20, 2025, meeting and a Dec. 30 deadline to avoid shutdown.
- Mayor Brandon Johnson responded, saying the alternative proposal is a `Secret Budget` with immoral debt-collection provisions and warned it could cause a midyear shortfall and service cuts.
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Usa newsRevised $16.6B budget advances to full City Council, without Mayor Johnson’s corporate head tax
The Chicago City Council moved one step closer toward full-blown political mutiny on Wednesday, approving the alternate city budget pushed by opposition aldermen that does not include Mayor Brandon Johnson’s corporate head tax.The Budget Committee chaired by mayoral ally Jason Ervin (28th) approved the spending plan a day after the Finance Committee signed off on a revised revenue package that would raise taxes on plastic shopping bags and off-p…
Mayor Brandon Johnson enters final budget stretch with diminishing options
To veto, or not to veto? That is the question facing Mayor Brandon Johnson as an alternative budget plan from defiant aldermen marches toward a vote. And his public absence Wednesday spoke volumes. The mayor’s office canceled an afternoon news conference less than an hour before it was supposed to start, citing “ongoing meetings and budget negotiations.” And he still has not made up his mind on a veto, possibly his only way to prevent opponents …
Aldermen push ahead with alternative budget despite Johnson's opposition
The Finance Committee advanced an alternative budget proposal, put together by a group of council members, which includes an increase in the city's bag and liquor taxes, legalization of video gaming terminals, and an increase in debt collection, while restoring money for youth mentoring programs, youth jobs, and an advanced pension payment.
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