Broke city locals slam progressive mayor over kids' coloring book that features him as a cartoon: 'E

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Broke city locals slam progressive mayor over kids' coloring book that features him as a cartoon: 'Embarrassing'

Daily Mail
By RACHEL BOWMAN
1 December 2024

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is being blasted for putting a photo of himself and his wife in an airport's free children's coloring book - while the city is facing a nearly $1 billion budget deficit.

As millions of people traveled through the Windy City's airports for the Thanksgiving holiday, travelers were quick to notice the man dubbed America's 'most hated mayor' inserted himself into a kid's activity book.

Chicago is on the brink of a shutdown with its state-mandated budget deadline just one month away and the mayor and city council members unable to find common ground, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Johnson's $17.3 billion 2025 budget has a $982 million gap which he as proposed filling through increase property taxes and cutting city jobs.

His initial $300 million property tax hike was struck down by every city council member in a 50-0 vote in November.

The city must agree on a budget by December 31 or they could experience credit downgrade and service shutdowns.

Travelers were outraged to see Johnson prioritized getting himself and his wife in the Chicago airport's free coloring book while there is a looming budget deadline.

The book is available at the visitor information booths in both O'Hare and Midway airports. There are three different books - Chicago Airports, A is for Airport and Welcome to Chicago - as well as a Spanish version of Chicago Airports.

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