Paul Vallas

Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson and Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association's Michael Jacobson

No middle ground: Hotel lobby engaged early by Johnson

Michael Jacobson plots persuasion of mayor-elect on tourism’s economic role

From left: Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson (Getty)

Johnson wins Chicago mayoral race in blow to real estate

Former Chicago Public Schools teacher has backed tripling taxes on $1M property sales, vowed to fund education and mental health services

Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas and the Chicago Mansion Tax

Impact of “mansion tax” magnified as Chicago hits polls

While advertised as tax on a limited pool of wealthy homeowners, CRE sales would fund substantial portion of Johnson-backed proposal