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Podcast: The Block Club Chicago Podcast
Episode: After Budget Battle Ends, A New Question Emerges - Who Runs Chicago?
Description: Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday he will not veto the so-called alternative budget that passed the City Council over the weekend, despite weeks of sharply criticizing parts of the spending plan as unbalanced and harmful to working Chicagoans.The announcement comes one week before a year-end deadline to pass a balanced 2026 budget. If Johnson had issued a mayoral veto, the city ran the risk of facing an unprecedented government shutdown, which could have interrupted services, paychecks and other operations.Host - Jon HansenReporter - Quinn MyersRead More Here
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