Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks at a press conference on Dec. 15, 2025. [Livestream]

Budget negotiations broke down Monday between the mayor and members of a coalition of mostly moderate alderpeople that are behind an unprecedented alternative budget proposal.

Mayor Brandon Johnson told reporters after that the alderpeople he met with refused to share the latest version of their alternative budget plan with him and his team, while the participating alderpeople said the mayor’s refusal to commit to not veto their proposal if it does not contain a corporate head tax caused the stalemate.