Mayor hikes taxes for Chicago Teachers Union demands

Mayor Brandon Johnson is privileging his largest campaign donors—the Chicago Teachers Union—at the expense of Chicago taxpayers, in the form of a $300 million property tax hike.

Illinois Policy Institute Vice President of Marketing Austin Berg joined @FOX32Chicago to explain how his administration's fiscal dysfunction, and CTU's exorbitant demands, got the city to this point.

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[peterrichards]

A man who was years-behind on his water bill can be expected to properly manage city finances...??? Brandon Johnson is not a leader, but is an activist...worst Mayor in the last 75 years.

[domday]

As a taxpayer, you're getting a big fat juicy NO from me.

[fernando]

Did you vote for Brandon? If so, shut your mouth. You got what you asked for.

[Tee-Ess]

Keep voting blue. This is what you get.

[TheOldTeddy]

Never seen a city that hated it's children more.

[OperationChicago]

Teachers Union put him in office so now it is time to pay up with interest. Funny because before he was mayor, he was behind on his water bill :(

[wingedhussar]

Kids aren't learning anything and many don't even show up but yes let's give these clowns a raise.

[henryc]

If anyone is surprised by this announcement, they’ve had their head stuck where it doesn’t belong!!

[HarryVombrack]

They have no problem spending your money

[Gitnit]

I've lived in Chicago all my life, and for the first time, I'm considering moving to Indiana next year. Chicago is quickly turning into NYC.

[fernando]

Now go out and vote for Kamala and see how that works out for you.

[lucken]

Johnson is a joke! Keep him in Chicago! Rest of us already have to deal with Gov

[KameraShy]

Raising property taxes to pay off the Chicago Teachers Union? Who could have seen that coming?

[pgppe]

Need to increase taxes to pay his cronies. Make this idiot a one term mayor. Most of these people can not and should not be trusted.

[chickmcgee]

People get the government they deserve.

[faithenichols]

Both Governor Pritzker and Brandon Johnson must go! Time to go red! Trump 2024!

[thefucrew]

Common sense budgeting, and Chicago, are words that never go together...so long as we have Liberals, Progressives, and Democrats - as well as corruption, which IS always with those.
Politicians need to take pay cuts, and less "off time".

[Gibran]

$30k per student per year!! 😮😮😮 Lord help us. What I could do for my kids with even half of that.

[ariostorosado]

Chicago citizens are NOT allowed to complain. You get what you have always voted for.

[Chico-Dee]

Chicago is a shit show and the mayor is the ring leader.