Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration has been hunting frantically for politically palatable tax hikes to replace the $300 ...

Chicago’s budget gap could grow even bigger thanks to a tax flap in Springfield that is expected to set the city back another ...

Johnson stopped short Tuesday of saying he has the votes in the City Council to pass even the smaller increase, down from his ...

Mayoral aides and some Council members have agreed to cut the proposed increase in half as talks continue. The largest chunk ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson reversed course Saturday and announced he will not attend a slain cop’s funeral after the officer’s ...

For all those reasons, political analysts say Johnson is at a fork in the road 18 months into office. Analysts say navigating ...

In exchange for a mere $10.6 million in new revenue from a proposed 34% liquor tax hike, the mayor has sent a loud-and-clear ...

A tax on prepaid phones and calling cards has been shot down in Springfield. In his proposed $17.3 billion budget, Mayor ...

The race to become Chicago’s next mayor is off to a real if unofficial start. Here's who's mulling a challenge — and who's ...

The mayor said last week's 50-to-0 vote rejecting his proposed $300 million property tax increase accomplished nothing beyond ...

CHICAGO - Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson called President-elect Donald Trump a "threat to everything that is sensible," while ...