The alders' idea is to move almost all city departments back to their budget allocation from 2020, but to add an inflation adjustment.

Chicago council members propose cutting the city budget to pre-pandemic levels, conflicting with Mayor Johnson's fiscal plans.

A 'Group of 14' alders plan to release list of proposed cuts to municipal budget on Tuesday. Meanwhile, a majority of Chicagoans believe Mayor Brandon Johnson is being irresponsible and uncollaborative in the ongoing budget talks,

Any property tax increase is unacceptable, and the City Council should not approve a budget that contains a property tax increase and cuts to public safety.

In the poll, a total of 800 Chicagoans were asked a dozen questions about city leadership, finances, and ways to balance the budget.

Fourteen aldermen commissioned the poll and paid for it from their political war chests. As Political Reporter Chris Tye reports, the poll shows voters want no part of a property tax, and alders who go along with one are likely to pay the political price for it.