CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago mayor remains head strong in his effort to keep a corporate head tax in his city budget plan. However, his time is ticking to settle the battle over the budget as some council members are not on board.

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Some alders who are against the tax claim they can find savings within City Hall that will make up for the $100 million the mayor says the head tax will generate.

"There's no way you're going to get to that number unless you're committed to laying people off and firing law enforcement. I'm not going to do that," Johnson said on Wednesday.

Some alders are confident they can get to the number without layoffs through efficiency across 30 city departments.

"I won't be comfortable supporting a budget until

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