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

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s inner circle worked with outside lobbyists who were not registered to lobby on behalf of the city in the Illinois General Assembly, a practice his office defended after ...

The Chicago Housing Authority has cycled through eight top executives in the past year; Brandon Johnson is expected to ...

County data show that Chicago could be on track to record fewer than 500 homicides this year, which would be the lowest total ...

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

Two factors outside the city’s control explain the situation: a $165 million reduction in Chicago’s share of revenues from the personal property replacement tax, and a disputed $175 million pension ...

City Hall budget officials say major sources of revenues in the city’s general fund came in far lower than anticipated.

Chicago ended 2024 with no unassigned fund balance after CPS skipped a key pension payment, leaving Mayor Johnson with less ...

Imagine Brandon Johnson, if he were so inclined ... Such people donate very large sums of money to civic causes. Instead, Chicago has a mayor who repeatedly derides people like Griffin as the ...

CPS employs about 600 crossing guards, and close to 90 are getting pink slips. In addition, about 20 guard vacancies are not ...

The future of NASCAR in Chicago is murky going into its third edition on the first weekend in July. The three-year contract ...