A City Council rebellion not seen in decades ultimately forced Mayor Brandon Johnson to honor his campaign promise to hold the line on property taxes. The protracted budget battle damaged the relationship between the mayor and the Council,

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s latest plan to try to get aldermen to pass his budget for 2025 contains no increase in property taxes, thanks to a combination of cuts and a controversial idea to extend the deadline to pay back $40 million in debt,

The approved budget includes cutting middle management positions and reducing the city’s debt obligation payment by $40 million.