Chicago Mayor Johnson s budget relies on tens of millions in additional fines bnd.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bnd.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Brandon Johnson had previously critiqued how the city has used a tax structure that relies on property taxes, fines and fees, and yet his 2024 proposed budget counts on $46 million more in fines and fees than this year.
It’s pretty obvious that civil asset forfeiture, whether federal or local, is an unethical, flawed system that violates due process and harms our already marginalized neighbors. It’s time to end it, one advocate writes.
Ald. Anthony Napolitano (41st), mayor skirt debate, push ordinance through levying heavy fines and jail time to those caught packing without a license.