The Week in Review
Week in Review: Johnson’s Latest Budget Pitch; Embattled CPS Chief Offered Buyout
A new budget pitch from Mayor Brandon Johnson.
Chicago’s self-styled “collaborator in chief” says he’s “going to continue to work through this process to present a budget that continues to invest.”
His latest plan relies on an array of tax increases, fines, fees and surcharges — plus ending pandemic-era programs like a guaranteed basic income pilot project.
There’s also a property tax hike — though it is reduced. But will enough members of the City Council get on board?
And Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union are now negotiating seven days a week. That’s as the Board of Education works to force district CEO Pedro Martinez from his post.
And jurors hear undercover recordings in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s corruption trial, with prosecutors saying they show the inner workings of an alleged criminal enterprise.
Guests:
Shruti Singh, Bloomberg | @shrutidatesingh
Tina Sfondeles, Chicago Sun-Times | @TinaSfon
Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune | @nellbsalzman
Jon Seidel, Chicago Sun-Times | @SeidelContent
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