CHICAGO - Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration on Tuesday began the process of securing votes to pass his more than $16 billion city budget.
But the mayor is already encountering pushback — including from members of his own party.
What we know:
Johnson’s team has started working to persuade City Council members to support the plan, though many are wary of the new taxes it includes.
A key point of contention is a proposed corporate head tax that would charge $20 per employee each month for companies with more than 100 workers.
On Tuesday, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a fellow Democrat, came out strongly against the idea.
"I am absolutely four square opposed to a head tax for the city of Chicago. It penalizes the very thing that we want, which is, we want more employment in