11/18/24: After tearing up tax hike, a fight to find $300M in City Hall

The City Council unanimously rejected Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed $300 million property tax hike. Crain’s politics reporter Justin Laurence talks with host Amy Guth about the unprecedented action and the work ahead to balance the city’s budget. Plus: Loop landlords pitch taxing themselves to boost ailing downtown, more hospitalizations and infections reported in E. coli outbreak linked to slivered onions served by McDonald’s, Chicago Sports Network launches direct-to-consumer streaming and Illinois begins canceling medical debt for residents. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.