Democratic Alderman/Committeeman
Chicago, IL
Joined January 2012
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Beautiful day for the Polish Independence 10K/5K Run, celebrating Poland’s return as an independent country on November 11th, 1918. With an over thirty-year tradition in Poland, the run had been organized annually in Chicago since 2018 by WPNA FM, Polish American Mix.
Dziękujemy Polonia! 🇵🇱
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👏🏼 Episode 8 of Hugo's Sunday Clapback is out! In this episode, we discuss the 2027 Budget. It's boring, but somebody's gotta do it❗
Is MBJ spending, borrowing, and cutting what we need❓ Who benefits, why does CTU hate Michael Sacks, and what new word did we learn today❓
If you care about Chicago, listen to what questions you need to be asking. 🫣
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From collecting signatures from early voters to celebrating women leaders to opening our South Chicago office - this week was an opportunity to be all over the city and a reminder why I’m ALL IN for Chicago ❤️
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More than 2 years after the mayor shut down ShotSpotter, Chicago still has no replacement.
Last night, a pregnant woman struggled for 3 minutes to tell 911 she’d been shot on a block once covered by the system.
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🚨 BONUS EPISODE!! 🚨
Monday, October 19th was the first day candidates could file petitions to appear on the 2027 Municipal Ballot. We were there, and Hugo's giving us the inside scoop on what we saw, who we didn't see, who's running, who's NOT running, who's challenging whom, and everything in between. The tea is spilled and HOT! 🍵 🔥
#SundayClapback #ChicagoElections
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Martha Stewart rips people with ‘thick skulls’ who believe in work-life balance: ‘No such thing’ trib.al/90psKGQ
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Please join me for this important Chicago Club Mayoral Candidate Series next Wednesday, Oct 28. Secure your ticket at the link below.
cityclub-chicago.org/event/2… – at Chicago, IL
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The mayor used ghostwritten “research” from ‘Great Cities Initiative’ to propagate this bullshit. GCI surveyed 446 people, including youths for some reason, and is produced by the extreme leftist school, UIC, in partnership with the mayor’s office. Unbelievable but totally predictable gaslighting by MBJ @RaymondALopez @AldReilly @AldermanTabares @JennyGooz @DanButtersChi @StuLoren @AJManaseer
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Chicago will declare its first surplus!
I propose a new tax in Chicago.
The proposed tax will only affect the ppl holding office, not private citizens.
Any person elected to office using the following words or phrases needs to pay $100 (per word, for any form of the word) to fill the budget.
Disinvestment
Racism
Slavery
Donald Trump
Republicans
ICE
Invest In People
Social Program
Dehumanizing Language
Richard Nixon
Working Families
Tax The Rich
Fair Share
Defund
Fully-Fund
Ald. Raymond Lopez retweeted
Five hundred fucking dollars fee to register with the City of Chicago to be a home based business is ACTUALLY in Mayor Johnson's 2027 budget.
Seriously, GTFO.
Last year’s FY2026 budget has $167M in vacancies included in the budget. Those funds were sold as jobs that provide service but in reality were meant to create a cash flow buffer for the administration. I can’t wait to see how much fake space is included in the latest budget.
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SUSANA MENDOZA ON MAYOR JOHNSON’S BUDGET PROPOSAL
Mayor Johnson has made his ‘Fair Share’ of mistakes managing the City’s finances and his budget proposal is another attempt to unload the burden of his mismanagement on Chicago businesses and working families.
Let’s be clear: the Mayor says his tax proposals target large businesses. But he has again misread the real-world impact of his taxes.
His proposed Head Tax will hurt workers by killing jobs. His push to borrow another $480 million saddles Chicagoans with more high-interest debt they can’t afford. And his Personal Property Lease Transaction Tax (PPLT) - already one of the highest in the nation - will stifle growth in critical sectors like our tech ecosystem and drive up everyday costs from rideshares to streaming services.
Chicago is in a fiscal crisis. We must grow our economy, not tax it into decline. As Mayor, I will bring a smarter, more collaborative approach to the budget process so we can grow our City and invest in every neighborhood.
