The alders' idea is to move almost all city departments back to their budget allocation from 2020, but to add an inflation adjustment.

Chicago council members propose cutting the city budget to pre-pandemic levels, conflicting with Mayor Johnson's fiscal plans.

Fourteen aldermen commissioned the poll and paid for it from their political war chests. As Political Reporter Chris Tye reports, the poll shows voters want no part of a property tax, and alders who go along with one are likely to pay the political price for it.

In the poll, a total of 800 Chicagoans were asked a dozen questions about city leadership, finances, and ways to balance the budget.