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 highlighting the city's effort to address crime amid a drop in violent crime and homicide numbers. His comments came during the city's looming budget deficit and his ...

Some officials think Mayor Brandon Johnson could propose a property tax hike, after proposing one last year before taking it ...

A measure to help Chicago’s city council limit the mayor’s ability to borrow money has fallen short in committee. Alderman ...

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

Alderman Nicole Lee warned of this fall’s “very, very difficult” negotiations that “will likely include a property tax levy” despite widespread resistance.

A City Council push to wrest power away from Mayor Brandon Johnson and his successors by requiring more aldermanic support to issue debt narrowly failed to advance Monday.

The rare rejection by the Chicago City Council’s Finance Committee means the proposal will not advance to the full City ...

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 Mayor Brandon Johnson called for a 1% tax on groceries on Tuesday out of concerns about the city's massive deficit. Johnson's budget team met with the Committee on Finance: Subcommittee on ...

Hours after its debut, one of the members of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s new budget working group has left after renewed backlash over a past video of him tearing down a poster of an Israeli hostage ...