How big a hill does Mayor Brandon Johnson have to climb for his re-election campaign? Analysts say his decision to revisit the corporate head tax, which the City Council rejected last year, plays into it.
Just two days after candidates for mayor began submitting nominating petitions to get on the ballot, Johnson rolled out his 2027 budget plan on Wednesday, and renewed his call for a head tax, which most aldermen had already warned him was a non-starter.
The mayor’s budget address came as a poll commissioned by the University of Chicago’s Mansueto Institute found Johnson’s approval rating sits at 22%…