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CHICAGO (CBS) --Mayor Brandon Johnson is proposing a $300 million property tax hike in 2025, going back on a key campaign promise, as he seeks to close a massive budget shortfall of nearly $1 billion.

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday proposed Chicago’s largest property tax hike in almost a decade as part of his $17.3 billion budget plan for next year. The $300 million increase that would ...

Ald. Anthony Beale (9th) (center) and other City Council members listen as Mayor Brandon Johnson unveils his proposed 2025 budget on Wednesday. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Share Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $17 ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson addresses the City Council Wednesday as he unveils his proposed budget for 2025, which includes a $300 million property tax increase. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Share Chicago ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Our coverage of this story has moved here. Mayor Brandon Johnson will propose a property tax hike when he lays out his budget plan to City Council Wednesday, sources say.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Brandon Johnson said he plans to raise property taxes next year, walking back a major campaign promise as the city faces a nearly $1 billion budget deficit. In a Wednesday ...