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| Good afternoon, Chicago. Aldermen voted down Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2026 budget in a committee vote today, a historic display of rebellion against the freshman mayor who has been struggling to shore up support for his controversial head tax. Johnson’s handpicked Finance Committee chair, Ald. Pat Dowell, moved to recess a meeting instead of considering the revenue ordinance for the mayor’s $16.6 billion budget, a sign that the mayor expected to lose. Last week, Dowell said a vote today would be “premature,” but she would allow it if the mayor nonetheless wanted to proceed. Here’s what else is happening today. And remember, for the latest breaking news in Chicago, visit chicagotribune.com/latest-headlines and sign up to get our alerts on all your devices. Subscribe to more newsletters | Asking Eric | Horoscopes | Puzzles & Games | Today in History
news  Kent Projansky, 40, was fatally shot Dec. 18, 2004, in his Gold Coast apartment at 1130 N. Dearborn St., in Chicago. (Family photo) Nearly 21 years later, family of slain Gold Coast man finds comfort as prosecutors bring murder chargesDec. 18 marks 21 years since 40-year-old Kent Projansky was killed in his 30th-floor apartment in the Elm Street Plaza building in the 1100 block of North Dearborn Street in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood. On Saturday, David Barklow made his first court appearance in Chicago on first-degree murder charges.
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business  Marcus Lemonis, the entrepreneur and Camping World co-founder who starred
in the CNBC reality show “The Profit,” in September sold his three-bedroom, 4,788-square-foot condominium on the 21st floor of a Streeterville tower. The building is shown Sept. 21, 2020. Camping World co-founder Marcus Lemonis sells Streeterville condo for $3.3MMarcus Lemonis, the entrepreneur and Camping World co-founder who starred in the CNBC reality show “The Profit,” in September sold his three-bedroom, 4,788-square-foot condominium on the 21st floor of a Streeterville tower for $3.3 million.
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sports  Chicago Bulls forward Isaac Okoro (35) guards San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) during the fourth quarter at the United Center, Nov. 10, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune) Chicago Bulls embrace a pragmatic identity after skid: ‘We’re not talented enough not to play desperate’The Bulls aren’t running from reality. After opening the season on a winning streak and a losing streak, the Bulls know there’s no margin for error.
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eat. watch. do.  A Loop-bound Pink Line train passes in front of the Chicago skyline after departing the 18th Street CTA station in Pilsen on Dec. 12, 2023. (Talia Sprague/Chicago Tribune) CTA Holiday Train returns to Chicago on Black FridayPassengers on certain holiday fleet runs will have the opportunity to take photos with Santa.
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nation & world  People protest against federal immigration enforcement, Nov. 15, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco) Border Patrol official touts North Carolina arrests despite objections of local leadersGregory Bovino, who led hundreds of U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in a similar effort in Chicago, took to social media to document a few of the more than 80 arrests he said agents had made in Charlotte.
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