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Brandon Johnson’s progressive tax push puts Chicago on brink of rare shutdown as mayor weighs veto

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A potential veto of Chicago’s 2026 budget by Mayor Brandon Johnson could trigger the Windy City's first-ever municipal shutdown.Johnson reportedly rebuked the budget passed by council over the weekend, which lacks the mayor’s favored per-employee "head tax" on corporations, as "morally bankrupt."If Johnson were to veto the budget, it would place the onus back on city council to rehash a plan that could get signed before December 30 – or plunge the city into shutdown.RECORDS REVEAL CHICAGO MAYOR'S 'GIFT ROOM' WAS CONSTRUCTED AFTER INVESTIGATORS TURNED AWAYCity Council lacks any Republican repre...

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