Chicago Teachers Union records show it paid Brandon Johnson during run for mayor

By Mailee Smith

11/03/2023

Johnson announced his bid for mayor on Oct. 27, 2022. CTU’s federal filing shows it paid him more than $75,000 during its 2023 fiscal year, which ended June 30, 2023.

TAGS: Brandon Johnson, CTU: Chicago Teachers Union

Vallas: How to boost Chicago Police Department strength, morale

By Paul Vallas

11/01/2023

Mayor Brandon Johnson deserves much credit for approving a new Chicago Police Department contract that is generous and fair. Now comes the big question.

TAGS: CPD: Chicago Police Department

Vallas: What you should be asking about Chicago mayor’s budget

By Paul Vallas

10/24/2023

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson delivered a budget that does little to improve the city or advance his many progressive initiatives. Here’s what it does, and what Chicagoans should be asking city leaders about what it could be.

TAGS: Brandon Johnson, Chicago

Pritzker would veto Chicago mayor’s financial transaction tax plan

By Dylan Sharkey

10/17/2023

Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he would oppose a financial transaction tax that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson wants as part of his plan for $800 million in new taxes.

TAGS: Brandon Johnson, JB Pritzker

What Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2024 budget means for Chicagoans

By Josh Bandoch

10/13/2023

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson presented his first budget to other city leaders on Oct. 11. While he kept his promise not to raise property taxes, there are other fiscal challenges that will hit taxpayers hard in the future and need to be addressed now.

TAGS: Brandon Johnson, Chicago

$4.9B in pension, debt costs squeeze essentials from Chicago 2024 budget

By Bryce Hill

10/13/2023

Pension contributions and debt service now take up 40% of Chicago’s city’s budget.

TAGS: Brandon Johnson

Chicago homicides in 2022 up 43% above pre-pandemic levels

By Patrick Andriesen

10/12/2023

Chicagoans reported 43% more homicides in 2022 than in 2019, the last baseline year before COVID-19 pandemic tensions ushered in two of the city’s deadliest years in a quarter century. Few communities were exempt from the rise in violent crime.

TAGS: Chicago, crime

Chicago Teachers Union membership drops under Stacy Davis Gates’ leadership

By Mailee Smith

10/10/2023

Nearly 500 education employees have stopped affiliating with CTU in the past year. But the number of members leaving the union could be even larger than currently reported.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union, Stacy Davis Gates

Chicago Teachers Union political spending up nearly 3X under Stacy Davis Gates

By Mailee Smith

10/03/2023

The Chicago Teachers Union’s latest filing with the U.S. Department of Labor confirms the union is pouring more money than ever into politics.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union, stacy

Vallas: Call Johnson’s real estate transfer tax what it really is: a commercial property tax

By Paul Vallas

09/29/2023

Brandon Johnson’s ‘Bring Chicago Home’ transaction tax is primarily a tax on the already overburdened and depressed commercial property owners.

TAGS: Brandon Johnson

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Chicago Teachers Union records show it paid Brandon Johnson during run for mayor

Vallas: How to boost Chicago Police Department strength, morale

Vallas: What you should be asking about Chicago mayor’s budget

Pritzker would veto Chicago mayor’s financial transaction tax plan

What Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2024 budget means for Chicagoans

$4.9B in pension, debt costs squeeze essentials from Chicago 2024 budget

Chicago homicides in 2022 up 43% above pre-pandemic levels

Chicago Teachers Union membership drops under Stacy Davis Gates’ leadership

Chicago Teachers Union political spending up nearly 3X under Stacy Davis Gates

Vallas: Call Johnson’s real estate transfer tax what it really is: a commercial property tax

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