Craig Dellimore

Prominent Chicago Democrats, Congressmen Danny Davis and Jesús “Chuy” García say they are not worried that dissatisfaction with the Biden Administration over Gaza or Immigration will hamper Kamala Harris’s Presidential hopes.

This Election Day, voters in Chicago will be the first to elect representatives to the city’s board of education — and big money is being poured into the races. The Chicago Teachers Union is reportedly spending $1 million alone.

With the 2024 election in its final stretch, elected officials, candidates and others are speaking out about big money political action committees pouring money into races for the Chicago Board of Education.

Officials of Puerto Rican heritage are widely criticizing the disparaging jokes a comedian told about Puerto Rico at a Sunday Donald Trump rally in New York City. Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe referred to Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage.”

Amid reports that Mayor Brandon Johnson plans to use a property tax increase to help close the city’s $1 billion budget shortfall, reaction is coming in from city council members. Ald. Timmy Knudsen said such an increase has been a possibility.

Service Employees International Union Local 73 represents workers in Traffic Control, Airport Security, Parking Enforcement and more. Traditionally they have bargained alongside IBEW, the electrical workers union.

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday unveiled his $17.3 billion budget for next year, which features a $300 million property tax increase meant to close the city’s projected budget shortfall.

WBBM’s Political Editor Craig Dellimore sat down with the mayor Thursday morning at City Hall to discuss the budget. The full conversation will be aired in this week’s At Issue segment at 9:30 a.m. and 9:30 p.m. on Sunday on WBBM Newsradio 105.9 FM.

Mayor Brandon Johnson says property taxes may need to increase in his new budget, but the money will help keep Chicago safe. Johnson told WBBM the City is continuing to upgrade public safety despite the tight budget.

Hearings on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $17.3 billion budget will begin Wednesday. Johnson has been making the case for it since his address to the city council last week, and he said a $300 million property tax hike is a painful, but necessary, element.