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) ...

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 ...

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

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

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.” ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson announces 2026 Budget Engagement Roundtable events for Chicagoans' input on city budget priorities.

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

Financial problems are piling up at Chicago Public Schools, amid the district’s growing budget deficit and more cuts from the ...

The City of Chicago is searching for financial solutions amidst hundreds of pending police misconduct cases, spending more ...

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 ...