Chicago’s 50 alders on Thursday unanimously rejected a $300 million property tax proposal that Mayor Brandon Johnson unveiled in his $17.3 billion city budget last month. The vote during a special meeting of the City Council is a stunning rebuke of the mayor,

They're expected to vote down Mayor Brandon Johnson's $300 million property tax hike proposal. Mayor Brandon Johnson wouldn't commit on Tuesday when asked if he would support possible alternatives to his proposal to raise property taxes to close a nearly $1 billion budget gap for 2025.