{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_eym5w7pxriqbijcwtdrq","title":"Alders push for efficiency over tax hike in letter to Johnson ahead of budget unveiling","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/alders-push-for-efficiency-over-tax-hike-in-letter-to-johnson-ahead-of-eym5w7pxri","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_eym5w7pxriqbijcwtdrq","seq":542173,"kind":"article","title":"Alders push for efficiency over tax hike in letter to Johnson ahead of budget unveiling","url":"https://wgntv.com/news/politics/alders-push-for-efficiency-over-tax-hike-in-letter-to-johnson-ahead-of-budget-unveiling","summary":"CHICAGO (WGN) — Several City Council members sent a warning to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson ahead of the planned unveiling of his election-year budget proposal. Monday marked the first move in city budget negotiations. Before Johnson unveils his plan to close a projected $882 million gap, 29 alders –– a majority –– lay down a marker. [...]","published":"2026-09-28T23:00:23Z","seen":"2026-09-28T23:31:47Z","lang":"en","country":"US","source":{"id":"kite-wgntv-com-5d73d9","name":"wgntv.com","domain":"wgntv.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q426594","name":"WGN-TV","type":"broadcaster","country":"US","designations":["television station"]}},"via":"kite-wgntv-com-5d73d9","topics":["chicago","your local election hq","chicago news","cook county","illinois","news","politics"],"authors":["Tahman Bradley"],"entities":[{"id":"Q180589","name":"Boris Johnson","type":"person"}],"image":"https://wgntv.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2026/07/0913D81D1ADA2F747822E13A09F13257.jpg?w=900","mentions":2,"story":"st_eym5w7pxriqbijcwtdrq","category":"politics","category_p":0.7799999713897705,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.14000000059604645,"political":0.8899999856948853}]}