Chicago avoided a city shutdown when Mayor Brandon Johnson accepted the alternative budget aldermen passed despite his wishes ...

Chicago aldermen for the first time pushed through their own budget, rejecting the mayor’s effort to impose a job-killing ...

For as long as it’s been alive, Chicago’s employer head tax has been derided — in one colorful way or another — as a job killer. “It’s much more than a head tax… it’s a scalping tax,” said the late ...

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza says Chicago is chasing job creators away with crippling policies. Citadel moved 900 workers from Chicago to Miami in 2022, and the financial firm is now expected ...

CHICAGO - Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday said he would not veto, nor sign the so-called alternative budget passed by a majority of the City Council over the weekend, essentially ending the standoff ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposal to levy a $21-per-employee, per-month tax on companies was shot down by a city council committee on Monday. Members of the city council’s finance committee ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday he plans to respond to the federal government's directive to improve safety on the CTA or risk losing federal funding. He said he already works with the CTA ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's budget may be in trouble as more than half of Chicago City Council is now supporting an alternative plan. The plan eliminates the controversial head ...

When we envision a stronger Chicago, we typically emphasize the same essential priorities: safer communities, affordable housing and economic opportunity. But when it comes to actually realizing this ...