Ald. Scott Waguespack briefly threatened to block any vote on items by the Zoning Committee because that committee's report ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed budget includes $233.9 million in tax hikes including rideshare prices and streaming ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed budget includes $233.9 million in tax hikes including rideshare prices and streaming ...

The first hurdle: On Tuesday, Johnson’s proposed budget eked out approval from the Finance Committee (by two votes) and the Budget Committee (by one vote), which means the proposal is now headed to ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposal to raise property taxes by $68.5 million to fill a nearly $1 billion deficit narrowly passed out of committees on Tuesday.

The Finance Committee’s 14-12 vote and Budget Committee's 17-to-16 vote set the stage for the marathon budget stalemate to ...

President-elect Donald Trump has made another flurry of job announcements. He said Tuesday that he had selected Andrew ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson's revised 2025 budget plan narrowly cleared its first hurdle Tuesday morning, as two key committees ...