Mayor Brandon Johnson’s infrastructure borrowing plan stalled by City Council opponents

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Mayor Brandon Johnson’s infrastructure borrowing plan stalled by City Council opponents

A bond plan defended by Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration as “relatively typical” was held up in the City Council Wednesday amid aldermanic concerns about Chicago’s long-term debt load. Alds. Anthony Beale, 9th, and Raymond Lopez, 15th, used a parliamentary maneuver to stall the scheduled vote on the $830 million bond that would pay for a variety of infrastructure projects. The move delays a vote until the City Council’s next meeting and ma…