CHICAGO - Some key Chicago City Council members are urging Mayor Brandon Johnson to slow down on his $16.7 billion budget proposal that raises a host of taxes.

What we know:

By all accounts, the mayor is pulling out all the stops to secure the 26 votes needed for his budget, and he wants to secure them fast.

This comes as Johnson is also floating $1.3 billion in borrowing for infrastructure spending — hundreds of millions would go to alders to use on desired projects in their wards.

Ald. David Moore says the mayor has pledged to use TIF funding for a long-sought-after Park District field house in his ward — an example of the wheeling and dealing to possibly secure those budget votes.

But a key alderperson, Pat Dowell, who Johnson selected to lead the Finance Committee, is saying slo

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