Chicago City Council approves Mayor Johnson’s $17 billion spending plan with investments in youth jobs and community safety amid lingering fiscal challenges (Photo Credit: Lanette Warbington). With Chicago’s City Council narrowly approving Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $17 billion spending plan Monday, voting 27-23 weeks before the year-end deadline, the budget avoids property tax hikes, job cuts … Continued
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