After Chicagoans overwhelmingly backed a millionaires tax, opposition caucus renews fight against Mayor Johnson’s budget plan

A caucus of 28 alderpeople, who are now calling themselves the Chicago City Council Budget Accountability Coalition, issued another letter today opposing Mayor Brandon Johnson’s “Fair Share” budget proposal for fiscal year 2027. Notably, one name wasn’t included in the letter: Ald. Ronnie Mosley (21st Ward). The TRiiBE reached out to Mosley for comment, but he declined. The mayor needs at least 26 votes to pass his budget plan before the end-of-the-year deadline. Just last week, Chicagoans overwhelmingly voted in favor of taxing millionaires during the 2026 Midterms. Multiple non-binding referendums appeared on the Nov. 3 ballot: 81% voted in favor of a 3-percent millionaires surcharge Precincts in four wards (5th, 8th, 21st and 24th) were asked if they support a corporate head tax on businesses with 500 or more employees, and each voted between 86% and 91% in favor of it.

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