Chicago just dodged the Mayor’s head tax, but here’s the twist: we’re getting hit with a 15% cloud tax instead. Biggest budget hike of the year. Is this just shifting the pain around? #ChicagoBudget #chicago

It’s the holiday season and our Chicago Alders want to give us the “gift” of privatized debt collection. Have they not learned from the failures of Chicago’s privatization past? Privatized debt collection is proven harmful and destructive. #ChicagoBudget

Chicago finance committee approves alternate budget proposal without mayor's controversial head tax Chicago finance committee approves an alternate budget proposal without Mayor Johnson's controversia...

Chicago finance committee approves an alternate budget proposal without Mayor Johnson's controversial head tax. The plan, supported by a majority of council members, moves to the Budget Committee Wednesday. #ChicagoBudget #News

Alders, Mayor Johnson Tweak Budget Proposals — But Shutdown Looms As Impasse Continues A group of 27 alderpeople introduced a set of alternative budget proposals to City Council Wednesday that would scrap a corporate head tax. Mayor Brandon Johnson has doubled down on his support of the...

The Pickmes and Forked-Tongue alders are really revealing themselves.

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Survivors deserve more. We believe that fully and we won't back down.

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Black neighborhoods hit hardest with Cook County property tax bill increase, analysis finds Residential property tax bills are rising fastest in Black neighborhoods on the South and West sides as the county's tax burden shifts away from the economically depressed Loop.

Another reason we need to be asking corporations to pay up this #ChicagoBudget instead of increasing fines and taxes on working families.

Mayor Johnson has sent a proposed budget to the City Council for review, and CWTA supports that budget in principle.

CWTA supports a budgeting process that provides needed services to working families.

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#TakeAction | Support #survivors in Chicago by submitting public comment for the Special Hearing on Gender-Based Violence

Submit a written comment to CommitteeOnHealthAndHumanRelations@CityOfChicago.org by 1 pm on 9/23. Full template available at the link in our bio.

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See how Chicago can invest in #survivors at our GBV Teach-In & Action Night on 8/27 from 6-7:30 pm on Zoom! Register at the link in our bio.

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We hope you will join us in building a survivor-centered Chicago for all. Register at the link in our bio. Please share widely!

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If you're a Chicago resident, check out our previous post, ""It's time to build a survivor-centered Chicago"", for ways community members can support and encourage their elected officials to take action alongside them. 💫
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Share this post with other folks in your community determined to support survivors 💜

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Learn more - chi.gov/2026-budget

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Take action -
www.publichealthsafetychicago.com/take-action

Sign up for phone banking -
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Come to the art build on Sunday -
6353 S. Cottage Grove Ave

Attend Monday's 11 am Presser -
City Hall

Mayor Brandon Johnson, you promised us no property tax increases.

Not $300M. Not $100M.

Not $60M.

You promised, and it’s up to you now whether you’ll deliver on your promise.

Sincerely,
Citizens of Chicago

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