Mayor Brandon Johnson is now proposing hiking Chicago property taxes by $150 million, down from his original $300 million recommendation for 2025 that was unanimously struck down by the City Council last week.

A tax on prepaid phones and calling cards has been shot down in Springfield. In his proposed $17.3 billion budget, Mayor Brandon Johnson had counted on that tax to bring in $40 million next year.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Mayor Brandon Johnson decided not to attend the funeral for fallen Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez on Monday after a back-and-forth with Martinez's family— who had asked him not to attend.

Chicago’s budget gap could grow even bigger thanks to a tax flap in Springfield that is expected to set the city back another $40 million in revenue next year. Following an amendment this week on the prepaid cellphone tax during the Illinois General Assembly’s veto session,

Mayoral aides and some Council members have agreed to cut the proposed increase in half as talks continue. The largest chunk of new revenue — $128 million — will come from raising the personal property lease tax on cloud computing to 11%.

CHICAGO - Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson called President-elect Donald Trump a "threat to everything that is sensible," while claiming Trump wants to dismantle public education and create a system of "upheaval and chaos."

Mayor Brandon Johnson reversed course Saturday and announced he will not attend a slain cop’s funeral after the officer’s family told him to stay away.

The mayor and council members are now negotiating hikes to taxes and fees on alcohol, streaming services and garbage collection, among others.

Chicago bar and restaurant owners are protesting Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed 35% liquor tax hike, arguing it will cripple businesses already stru

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday pushed back on criticism that his Chicago police budget plan endangers the department’s compliance with the federal consent decree, despite dire warnings from