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

Mayor Brandon Johnson immediately rejected the proposal to increase the city’s debt collection efforts as a tax “on everyday Chicagoans” that would target “poor and working” people.

The alternative budget plan passed out of finance committee 22-13. Its next stop is the Budget Committee on Wednesday. It is ...

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

With a budget gap of more than $1.2 billion and a potential city government shutdown approaching, a group of Chicago alders ...

With the city inching closer to a government shutdown, Chicago officials still have no budget agreement in sight.

An alternative to the budget proposal being pushed by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson would increase the city's garbage collection fee and raise the tax for liquor stores by 3%, among other measures.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- When the Chicago City Council reconvenes Monday afternoon, the big question is will Mayor Brandon Johnson have enough support to call for a vote on the city's budget? And will there ...

(The Center Square) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s allies have launched a seven-figure campaign to support his 2026 budget proposal, but opponents say the mayor’s tax plans will send the city into ...

A proposal to lower Chicago’s default speed limit took a step forward on Monday afternoon after it was passed by a City Council committee. The proposal, put forward by 1 st ward Ald. Daniel La Spata, ...

The Chicago City Council blocked a proposal to allow Chicago police to aid in federal immigration enforcement. The proposal would have allowed Chicago police to “work with federal immigration officers ...