Capitol Fax reported Johnson owes $3,357.04 in unpaid charges after almost eight months of not paying the city.
According to Capitol Fax, Johnson has a history of not paying his city bills.
The publication reported in 2010, Johnson racked up $6,661.70 in fines and penalties. On top of that, Capitol Fax reported, Johnson still owes $1,044.58 for unpaid traffic tickets dating back to 2014 and 2015. The Johnson campaign released the following statement Thursday afternoon:"Like many working and middle class Chicagoans, the Johnson household has received various fines and fees from the City of Chicago over the years. These fines and fees are on a previously established payment plan, and are on schedule to be fully resolved before Brandon Johnson takes office as our next mayor."
CBS 2's Jermont Terry also caught up with Johnson late Thursday before a WBEZ-Chicago Sun-Times mayoral candidate forum with Vallas at the University of Chicago's Logan Center. Terry noted that for years, CBS 2 has been reporting on people who have been socked with bad water bills as part of our, and people who have been unable to pay their bills. He asked Johnson if the unpaid bills represented an oversight, or a bill that just got out of hand."To that person who might say.
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