Paul Vallas is an adviser for the Illinois Policy Institute. He ran against Brandon Johnson for Chicago mayor in 2023 and was ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s campaign last quarter returned $120,000 from two political action committees both led by developers ...

As Chicago aldermen began to wrap their minds around Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget proposal Tuesday, what lies ahead at City ...

Mayor Johnson’s record-setting $1 billion TIF surplus highlights issues and abuse of Chicago’s Tax Increment Financing ...

When Jamie Dimon sold Bank One to New York’s JPMorgan Chase in 2004, the city’s days as a relevant banking center seemed over. They’re not, thanks to Wintrust.

Sixty-nine City of Harvey employees have been furloughed due to what officials describe as a "severe financial emergency." ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson spoke with CBS News Chicago Monday morning to defend his 2026 budget proposal, which aims to close a ...

As aldermen kicked off nearly a month of hearings by quizzing the mayor’s finance team for more than four hours, several ...

The furlough impacts 69 employees out of a total of 167, the release said, with 98 "essential personnel" continuing to ...

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It's so hard for the private market to build less-expensive housing that some local governments are experimenting with ...

Data showing that inflation cooled slightly in September is likely to keep the Federal Reserve on course for another ...