Afternoon Briefing: Johnson's first budget approved
Good afternoon, Chicago. Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $16.77 billion budget got the final stamp of approval from the Chicago City Council today, in a relatively easy vote that followed a wide-ranging debate on the trajectory of the city and the progressive mayor’s budding agenda. Aldermen voted 41-8 in favor of Johnson’s 2024 spending plan, which he framed as a gradual introduction to the bold, ...