Mayor Brandon Johnson turned up the heat on the Illinois General Assembly Tuesday to deliver the progressive revenue he claims Chicago needs to protect working people from funding cuts imposed by President Donald Trump that he called potentially life-threatening.

Johnson said he demonstrated his own willingness to “go first” by proposing a $16.6 billion budget that includes nearly $600 million in tax and fee increases that “challenge the ultra-rich and corporations to pay their fair share.”

The question now, Johnson said, is whether state lawmakers wrapping up their fall veto session this week in Springfield are also “ready to use progressive revenue to protect working people.”

“They had 33 proposals last year for progressive revenue. They got three across the finish line… There’s a lit

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