The city's end-of-year budget deadline keeps on inching closer—with no deal in sight. Now, alongside increased property taxes, CBS News Chicago has learned the Johnson administration has proposed a list of new ideas of revenue—which could make it cost more to head downtown,

Lyft Inc. is asking its customers in Chicago to urge the city’s council to reject a proposed tax on rideshares in the downtown zone during the weekend, marking the latest hurdle as Mayor Brandon Johnson races to close a nearly $1 billion deficit by year-end.

The majority of City Council members are now calling on Mayor Brandon Johnson to cut staff in his own office to help balance next year’s budget, but the mayor insist there will be no layoffs. Sabrina Franza reports.

A balanced city budget must be passed by the end of the year. As of Tuesday, Dec. 2, there was no deal in sight with the Dec. 31 deadline in place.