>> Mayor Brandon Johnson is in Springfield today hoping to convince state lawmakers to ease the city's cash crunch and change focus.

Our Heather Sharon joins us now to break it all down.

And there's a lot to break down.

Heather.

So let's start with the clock ticking on the Illinois General Assembly Spring Session.

Tell us what Mayor Johnson wants from state lawmakers will his number one priority with a bunch of other mayors from around the state to convince lawmakers to reject Governor JB Pritzker is recommendation to reduce the amount of money states and towns get from the state's income tax.

That proposal will cost Chicago 13 million dollars that the mayor says the city needs to fund essential city services like police fire and road repair.

But he also wants the ability to ask the city Council to impose new taxes from what he says are progressive sources.

That includes a new tax on digital advertising to Illinois in Chicago, residents a one dollar surcharge on all deliveries that don't include groceries or medicine.

>> And a payroll tax designed to tax the largest companies in Chicago.

That proposal surfaced briefly last year before city lawyers determine the city needed approval from the state to even consider it.

And let's talk about the Chicago Bears because they've been the hot topic that as we know now, the mayor is expected to tell state lawmakers are focused on the bill designed to help the Chicago Bears.

>> Build a new stadium in Arlington Heights is misguided.

What does he think?

They should be focused on what he wants them focus on for proposals that will make life more affordable for working class residents.

And says.

>> Giving the bears the ability and the other and other proposals of large developments, the ability to reduce their property tax bills does nothing to help average residents were struggled to to pay their property tax bill.

now the proposal that made it out of the Illinois House last month offers some for residents.

But the governor's office says that it won't amount to a significant relief for anyone in Illinois.

The mayor says that's not good enough.

Also, he doesn't want the Bears to move to Arlington Heights, wants them to stay in Chicago, insisting Soldier Field is the best place for the team.

>> That seems like a long shot at this point because the Bears have said that if this bill doesn't make it out of the General Sunday assembly and signed into law by Governor Pritzker, they're moving out of Illinois to I feel like at this point we just need to the tunnel.

Now is the mayor likely to get what he wants before the session ends in less 3 weeks?

Yeah.

So it's a big list, right?

The state doesn't have extra cash lying around sort of still with the Sitting Inc.

Also, fun makers don't like voting for tax increases, even if they're just giving the city council the ability to impose those taxes.

And as for the fate of the Bears.

Your guess is as good as Thank you,