Gov. JB Pritzker came out in opposition Tuesday to the reinstated $21-per-employee “head tax” on larger businesses that Mayor ...

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

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

According to a BGA Policy analysis, departmental budgets for three of Chicago's oversight agencies fall short of minimums ...

A prolonged shutdown lasting several months or longer may force furloughed employees to exhaust savings, while sapping wider ...

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

Political tensions escalate as Trump attempts to send federal troops to Chicago amid continued immigration raids and accusations of crime and lawlessness in the Windy City. Trump did not clarify how ...

A major challenge for the city’s budget this year revolves around a bill, HB 3657, that Pritzker signed into law earlier this ...

Trimming city spending faces at least as many logistical and political hurdles as any push to hike taxes, the Illinois ...

CHICAGO — Chicago has been voted the “Best Big City” for the 9th year in a row by readers of the travel magazine Condé Nast Traveler. Over 750,000 votes were cast for this year’s readers’ choice ...

The Chicago City Council begins their hearings on Mayor Brandon Johnson's 2026 budget proposal Tuesday. Several of Mayor Brandon Johnson's marquee budget plans faced tough questioning Tuesday, from ...

Ald. Andre Vasquez (40th), who marshaled opposition to Johnson’s 2025 budget, warned the mayor to prepare for another budget ...