Even as Mayor Brandon Johnson has warned of possible mid-year city worker layoffs if revenue estimates in the budget fall ...

The proposed settlement is tied to a lawsuit that contends Chicago cops “responded to these protests with brutal, violent, ...

The silver lining in the budget wars of the Johnson term is the emergence of legitimate political talent on the City Council.

Steep import taxes have raised prices and affected U.S. businesses, but not quite as much as expected. A new report offers some reasons. By Ana Swanson Ana Swanson covers international trade and ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday morning said he would move forward with the alternate budget passed by Chicago City Council on Saturday. Johnson said he would not sign the ...

A potential veto of Chicago’s 2026 budget by Mayor Brandon Johnson could trigger the Windy City's first-ever municipal shutdown. Johnson reportedly rebuked the budget passed by council over the ...

Chicago is required to pass a balanced city budget every year, but the mayor’s proposed $16.6 billion 2026 budget faces a $169.3 million revenue shortfall. During a Dec. 19 news conference, the mayor ...

The Chicago City Council voted 30-18 Saturday to approve the final portion of a nearly $16.6 billion budget for 2026 without hiking a per-employee tax on large firms, despite fierce opposition from ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — The Chicago City Council passed a 2026 city budget during a rare and tension-filled Saturday session, a budget that does not include Mayor Brandon Johnson’s controversial corporate ...

The deranged career criminal charged with setting a woman on fire on a Chicago train last month has been indicted on an additional charge for allegedly trying to torch City Hall just days earlier.

The Bears have made drastic changes to their new stadium plans, expanding their search to include northwest Indiana, creating the possibility the team could move out of Illinois, according to sources ...

The Chicago City Council Finance Committee advanced an alternate revenue ordinance that does not include a so-called head tax, a sharp departure from Mayor Brandon Johnson’s original proposal. The ...