Facing a $1 billion deficit, Mayor Brandon Johnson is delaying his budget address by two weeks – WBEZ (Chicago)

Budget Director Annette Guzman repeated that “everything is on the table” to make ends meet, including layoffs or furloughs and even a property tax increase, which Johnson has previously vowed to avoid. “We don’t control all of the levers as it relates to our revenue and creating new revenues,” Guzman said. “We have a slate of options that are going to require difficult choices and difficult votes.”