Chicago City Council Approves Lightfoot’s $16.4B Budget After Tense Debate – WTTW (Chicago)

The budget, which takes effect Jan. 1, 2023, approximately two months before Lightfoot is set to ask voters to make her the first woman to be re-elected as Chicago mayor, does not include a property tax hike to keep up with the soaring rate of inflation, or any other tax or fee hikes. That margin (32-18) was surprisingly narrow for a budget designed to easily win the approval of the City Council, whose 50 members also face re-election in February — or retirement in May.