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

Chicago’s City Council overruled Mayor Brandon Johnson in dramatic fashion on Saturday, approving a 2026 budget that scraps his proposed corporate head tax and commits more cash to the city’s deeply ...

He failed on his campaign promises to tax the rich. Then city council members passed a budget without his blessing. Now his ...

The increase in the city’s 17.5% hotel tax would more than double the marketing budget for the convention and tourism agency ...

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 budget, but it will ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is doubling down on his unwavering support for a proposed head tax in the city's budget as he accuses business groups of misleading the public through ...

(The Center Square) – The Chicago City Council has approved a $16.7 billion budget for 2026 and sent it to Mayor Brandon Johnson. Aldermen rejected the mayor’s corporate head tax and passed a spending ...

Members of the Chicago City Council will once again vote on proposals to try to stop large gatherings of teens downtown, ...

As the Chicago Bears' front office continues to explore new stadium sites, the team is still trying to work out a deal with lawmakers over the proposed location in Arlington Heights. Erik Runge is at ...

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

Inside Chicago's City Hall. A critical report from the Cook County treasurer landed amid a contentious 2026 city budget debate. Fiscal watchdog groups are meeting with members of the Chicago City ...