Chicago ended 2024 with a $161 million deficit. And a state bill boosting benefits for police and fire pensioners through ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is doubling down on calls for the state of Illinois to fund Chicago Public Schools.

CHICAGO (CBS) --Mayor Brandon Johnson's revised 2025 budget plan narrowly cleared its first hurdle Tuesday morning, as two key committees backed the mayor's $17.3 billion spending plan, and a $234 ...

Ald. Scott Waguespack, speaks as the Chicago City Council meets for a procedural vote on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget, at City Hall, on Dec. 11, 2024. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune) ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Mayor Brandon Johnson is proposing a $300 million property tax hike in 2025, going back on a key campaign promise, as he seeks to close a massive budget shortfall of nearly $1 billion.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget at a glance. $300 million: The size of the property tax increase the mayor is proposing.; $570 million: TIF surplus funds being tapped to help balance the 2025 ...

Chicago officials held the first of four “budget engagement roundtables” designed to gather feedback about the city’s 2026 ...

No, it’s not acceptable,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said. “No one is going to agree that the overspending in this moment is something that we should accept or be OK with.” ...

Chicago Public Schools issued layoff notices to 1,458 staff due to enrollment changes, not the $734 million deficit.

“All options are on the table” for Mayor Brandon Johnson as his administration prepares for a significantly larger budget gap in 2025 than the $538 million shortfall he closed after taking ...

Chicago officials have begun a series of public budget discussions as the city grapples with a deficit of more than $1 ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Mayor Brandon Johnson's revised 2025 budget plan narrowly cleared its first hurdle Tuesday morning, as two key committees backed the mayor's $17.3 billion spending plan, and a $234 ...