Seeking to get a budget deal done on Monday, Mayor Brandon Johnson has dropped plans to seek a $68.5 million property tax hike, sources have told CBS News Chicago, though it remains unclear if his latest proposal will win him enough votes from the City Council.

Mayor Brandon Johnson has rolled out his fourth proposed 2025 budget plan with a year-end deadline looming, dropping his push for a property tax hike, but critics said his proposed spending cuts still don't go far enough.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, facing the prospect he doesn’t have enough aldermanic votes for his $17.3 billion budget plan, may move council meeting to next week.