They are fed up with how the City and Johnson have handled staggering crime, budget cuts, a failing school system, and the funneling of funds away from residents to benefit illegals.
They issued a stark warning to the Democrat party last year, and in October, resident Jessica Jackson blasted Democrats at a City Council meeting in a blistering takedown of their decades-long failures in the city.
On Friday, Johnson canceled the city’s already delayed vote on its 2025 budget and then ran from the room as residents shouted their disgust with his leadership.
As he ran away, a frustrated resident yelled after him, “You are disgusting!”
Another shouted, “Is no one paying attention? Is no one paying attention?”
Watch:
Chicago Mayor cancels meeting and runs out of the room #ChicagoRed pic.twitter.com/ICR5RfsU6a
— Karli Bonne’ (@KarluskaP) December 13, 2024
NBC Chicago reports:
Sources close to aldermen told NBC Chicago the vote was called off early Friday morning, and would likely be moved to next Wednesday. They delay comes as reports say Johnson was short on votes for the latest proposal. Johnson would need 26 votes for the budget to pass.
During Friday’s city council meeting, Ald. Jason Irvin called for a motion to recess the vote until 1 p.m. Monday, which passed 32 to 16. But the move caused shouting and chaos, NBC 5 reporters at City Hall said, with some aldermen disputing rules that would allow the recessed vote.
