ALT "5. Text: The Fair Share Budget increases investments in our safety net, community safety, and more: Community Violence Intervention expansion to build on historic lows in violent crime Chicago Public Library program enhancements and a record 40,000 summer jobs for youth Increased tree trimming, weed cutting, severe weather response, rat mitigation, and more Reopen a 4th public mental health clinic and make CARE support available 7 days a week Maintain free legal services for immigrants and communities experiencing violence Homelessness prevention & support increase. Image: Mayor Johnson poses for a photo with a diverse group of four Chicago Youth Works employees in Back of the Yards."

ALT 6. Text: The proposal keeps City government efficient and cost-effective, realizing $120 million in savings, making $363 million in additional pension payments, and increasing responsible debt collection for those who can pay. Image: Mayor Johnson, in a neon yellow vest and orange hard hat, puts a tree branch into a wood chipper during Construction Season Kickoff week in Rogers Park.

ALT "7. Text: In addition to the EET, the Fair Share Budget raises other sustainable, progressive revenue: Tax on Big Tech companies (PPLT) Tax on Sportsbook company profits (not bettors) Social Media company (SMART) Tax to fund mental health and gender-based violence services Smart Streets citywide expansion to make streets safer for bikers, pedestrians, and transit $0.15 fee per single-use package to reduce waste for cleaner streets, mirroring plastic bag tax. Image: Mayor Johnson, in a helmet, rides a bicycle alongside dozens of elementary school children and their parents on their way to school in North Center."

ALT 8. Text: To read Mayor Johnson’s budget address to City Council and the FY2027 Fair Share Budget, visit chi.gov/fair-share-budget. Image: Mayor Johnson delivers animated remarks from a podium to a roaring crowd at a United Working Families rally.

ALT 1. Text: Mayor Johnson Introduces Balanced Budget for 2027, Challenging Corporations to Pay Their Fair Share. Image: Mayor Brandon Johnson, steel-faced, walks through Daley Plaza.

ALT 2. Text: Mayor Johnson’s Fair Share Budget closes an $882 million budget gap without layoffs, cuts to critical city services, or property tax increases by asking large corporations—not working people—to chip in more. Image: Mayor Johnson shakes hands with a Safe Passage worker in a neon vest and a teacher at a South Side elementary school.

ALT 3. Text: Based on Chicagoans’ recommendations, the Fair Share Budget asks our largest corporations—outside of underserved neighborhoods—to pay an Equitable Employer Tax (EET) to fund vital City services: $25 per month per employee. Image: Mayor Johnson, with his fist raised to chest height, stands in solidarity with striking Mauser Teamsters in Little Village.

ALT 4. Text: These companies can receive a monthly (SEED) tax credit for each Chicagoan they employ in an underserved neighborhood, incentivizing large corporations to invest in the City’s historically disinvested communities. Image: Mayor Johnson, small business owners, and community members cut the ribbon on Batter and Berries, a small business at the 23rd and Southbridge Development in South Loop.

ALT 1. Text: Chicago Named the Most Beautiful City in America. Image: Lincoln Park in the foreground with the Chicago skyline in the background and Lake Michigan to the left, featuring the Hancock Building and Sears Tower prominently, taken just after sunrise.

ALT 2. Text: Chicago was ranked as the most beautiful city in the U.S. and Western Hemisphere and the fourth most beautiful city on Earth in a recent rating by TimeOut. Image: A view of the Chicago skyline with Millennium Park and The Bean below, the Sears Tower featured prominently, taken as the sun sets.

ALT "3. Text: Beating out cities like Paris, Lisbon, and Rio de Janeiro, Chicago was lauded for its legendary skyline, Lakefront views, walkability, and abundance of green space. A similar ranking named Chicago the best city in America for green space, and second best in the world, thanks to our more than 8,800 acres of parks and beaches. Image: The Chicago skyline above a tree-filled park on the West Side in fall, with multicolored leaves, taken after sunrise on a cloudy day."

ALT "4. Text: Under Mayor Johnson, Chicago is experiencing record tourism numbers and continues topping rankings as the: #1 metro area for corporate relocation, #1 most climate resilient city on Earth, #1 Best Big City in the U.S., and #1 most connected airport in the U.S. and busiest airfield in the world. Image: Mayor Brandon Johnson delivers remarks from Pritzker Pavilion to a full crowd in Millennium Park ahead of Chicago Blues Fest."

ALT 1. Text: it’s not just a boulder... it’s the O’Hare rock! Vote on a Name by November 2nd! Image: A meme of Spongebob Squarepants looking at a boulder, then hugging the boulder from 'Krusty Krab Pizza' - now replaced by a real image of the large boulder found at O'Hare.