CHICAGO - With three weeks remaining to resolve a $1.1 billion budget shortfall, Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday offered a ...

A WBEZ analysis of employment data finds a lack of evidence that Chicago’s previous head tax, or its repeal, is to blame for ...

The high-stakes game of chicken between Mayor Brandon Johnson and his council antagonists over the 2026 budget now moves into ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson said he was open to new ideas and continuing negotiations but said he would not allow the city’s budget ...

The deadline for approving the city budget is two and a half weeks away, and if Mayor Brandon Johnson and City Council ...

Brandon Johnson is at odds with moderates over his push for a monthly ‘head tax’ on large companies, which aims to help fill ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson challenged dissenting City Council members who want to nearly double Chicago's $9.50 a month garbage ...

A bold maneuver from alders around Chicago played out Wednesday as the City Council nears the two-month mark of negotiations ...

Three quarters of respondents to a new poll say they’ll hold the Chicago mayor responsible if he vetoes the City Council’s ...

The Chicago City Council rejected Mayor Brandon Johnson’s economically harmful tax proposals, but a report offers $1 billion ...

When is a statement technically a fact and at the same time untruthful? Mayor Brandon Johnson gave us a prime example of that dynamic on Tuesday as he was advocating for the umpteenth time for his ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson appears to reject most solutions offered in a budget proposal ​supported by many city council ...