A Fresh Gust for the Windy City
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Mayor Brandon Johnson reluctantly signed the council's $16.6 billion budget, averting a government shutdown. Meanwhile, faith leaders were turned away when they tried to pray with detainees at the Broadview ICE facility on Christmas Eve.
The Chicago City Council voted 30-18 to approve a $16.6 billion budget that strips out Mayor Johnson's corporate head tax, setting up a potential veto showdown with just days until the deadline.
A group of alderpersons who oppose Mayor Brandon Johnson's budget have introduced their own revenue package, setting up a showdown with just 20 days left before an unprecedented government shutdown.
Chicago's mayor announces major funding program targeting South and West Side neighborhoods, aiming to create 2,000 affordable units over three years.