As several other major cities boost arts funding, Chicago’s proposed 2027 cultural spending plan is flat

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Funding for the department that puts on Chicago’s large-scale events, such as Jazz Festival and Taste of Chicago, would remain essentially flat under Mayor Brandon Johnson’s <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/10/20/mayor-brandon-johnson-failed-corporate-head-tax-resurrected-proposed-budget" target="_blank" >proposed 2027 budget</a>.The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events is set to receive about $62.5 million next year in the proposed budget. That’s up less than 1% from the arts budget that <a class="Link"…

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As several other major cities boost arts funding, Chicago’s proposed 2027 cultural spending plan is flat
Funding for the department that puts on Chicago’s large-scale events, such as Jazz Festival and Taste of Chicago, would remain essentially flat under Mayor Brandon Johnson’s <a class="Link"...