Johnson pledges to use head tax for youth programs, then wants to cut funding for proven mentoring efforts

Source Chicago Sun-Times
Original Load Date Nov. 20, 2025, 6:01 a.m.
Last Updated Nov. 20, 2025, 6:01 a.m.
Original URL https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2025/11/20/mayor-brandon-johnson-corporate-head-tax-youth-program-cuts-become-a-man-working-on-womanhood

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* SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][66] * [ Facebook ][67] * [ Bluesky ][68] * [ Email ][69] * [ Reddit ][70] * [ Flipboard ][71] [ Mayor Brandon Johnson ][72] has tried — and so far failed — to sell [ his corporate head tax ][73] by rebranding it as a “community ...