Commentary: Mayor Brandon Johnson’s first budget shows that the realities of the job have sunk in – Chicago Tribune*

David Greising, of the Better Government Association: "The $16.6 billion budget Johnson announced Wednesday was a reality check in two ways. First, the menu of taxes he proposed as a candidate was nowhere to be seen. And second, the progressive plans he once promised have been toned down — at least for now — by the fact that the city can’t afford to pay for all that Johnson and his backers would like to do."