A 14% approval rating has emboldened Mayor Brandon Johnson's opponents and sent his own allies running for cover. A two-week ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson and his allies fended off a challenge Wednesday over the fate of a controversial megadevelopment ...

It should be common sense that aldermen and the Council Office of Financial Analysis should have ample time to scrutinize the ...

The Chicago City Council could approve a new budget with more than $230 million in tax increases before the end of the week. Before a fire alarm went off in the council chambers Wednesday, postponing ...

Chicago Alderman Debra Silverstein has called for an important city budget vote scheduled for Dec. 13 to be completed before her Shabbat observance begins. “I want to officially document my religious ...

Chicago residents on Wednesday slammed Mayor Brandon Johnson and other city officials, accusing them of "ignoring" the constitutional rights of citizens, complaining about tax increases, and demanding ...

A vote on Mayor Brandon Johnson's $17.3 billion budget was formally delayed during a City Council meeting Wednesday. The move to delay the vote until Friday was expected and merely procedural. ABC7 ...

At City Hall, tension was palpable Wednesday, two days ahead of a vote of a $17.3 billion budget package — crucial for the Johnson administration — that by all accounts is going to be close.

The mayor's proposed budget narrowly passed through a pair of City Council committees. It now includes for Chicago homeowners a $68.5 million property tax increase, down from $300 million initially ...

The U.S. budget deficit swelled in November, putting fiscal 2025 already at a much faster pace than a year ago when the ...

It's been over 30 years since Macaulay Culkin starred in the iconic Christmas film, but even big fans may not have heard ...

The City Council is one step closer to approving a 2025 budget, but Mayor Brandon Johnson's revised spending plan is expected ...