Dozens of Chicago alderpeople are expected to vote down Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed $300 million property tax hike proposal during a special city council meeting on Thursday. Mayor Brandon Johnson wouldn't commit on Tuesday when asked if he would support possible alternatives to his proposal to raise property taxes to close a nearly $1 billion budget gap for 2025.

Mayor Brandon Johnson is all but giving up on his proposed $300 million property tax hike before aldermen kill it, and pushing them to find other revenue in its place to avert layoffs. Johnson’s administration is combing over alternatives to the tax jump ahead of a meeting Wednesday where the City Council is expected to vote it down.

CHICAGO - Mayor Brandon Johnson will preside over a Special Meeting of the Chicago City Council on Thursday. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. in the Council Chambers. The agenda includes Ordinance O2024-0013679, which authorizes the Fiscal Year 2025 Property Tax Levy.

Dozens of aldermen called for a special meeting to vote down the mayor's proposed $300 million property tax increase.

Mayor Brandon Johnson will oversee a special City Council meeting, where he could face opposition to a proposed $300 million property tax hike.

Alders are expected to vote Thursday to reject Mayor Brandon Johnson's $300 million property tax hike, aimed at closing a $1 billion gap in the city's budget. Why it matters: The hike would boost taxes by 4.

The mayor is open to a “plethora of ideas” so long as they don’t compromise his core values of “investing in people” through summer jobs, community safety, behavioral health and affordable housing but also avoiding layoffs and furlough days and continuing to make additional payments on

Mayor Brandon Johnson said his proposed 4 percent increase was just a play to increase engagement on the city’s budget.