>> Mayor Brenda Johnson's plan to hike property taxes by 300 million dollars is dead after unanimous vote today by the Chicago City Council.

That's as negotiations over the city's 2025.

Spending plan back to square one.

Heather showing joins us now with more on this stunning rebuke of the mayor.

There's a lot to talk about here, Heather.

So the city council voted 15 to 0 without debate to reject.

>> The hike of the property tax.

First, what message does that send?

And secondly, is that unusual?

It is unusual, especially the lack of debate politicians love to demand sort of accountability and rail against tax hikes.

None of that today.

This is also deeply divided city council and for them to get the same page tells you 2 things.

This was a deeply unpopular proposal by the mayor who I should remind promise not to hike property taxes elected mayor.

And it shows that he didn't fight He knew that it was dead in the water and did not insist that his allies take an unpopular vote when he knows that.

As you said, they have to go back to the drawing barred on the city's spending plan for 2025.

So does this mean property taxes will have to jump to fill the city's budget?

that is very much up in the air.

They will not.

Ray jumped 300 million dollars, but it is likely that the city council will have no choice but to approve a property tax hike of some size simply because the gap is so big in the city has just a such a limited number of levers that it can pull to raise taxes.

What you will see is sort of a larger amount of tax hikes, perhaps the bigger tax hike on alcohol, perhaps an increased garbage collection feet.

Really.

Everything is up for grabs except for layoffs.

Mayor Johnson says he will not accept a budget that lays off city employees or cuts city services.

So what happens now?

it is going to be a tough 47 days for everybody at City Hall.

The deadline is December 31st.

And so the rubber is going to meet the road even as people try to celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas with their family.

This is a little bit of unprecedented territory for the city Council.

Last year's budget was approved November 15th, which is, of course, tomorrow we are far away from that day Will.

Thank you, Heather, for