One issue loomed in aldermen’s anxious speeches last week in the lead-up to a vote on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget for next ...

From streaming services to plastic bags, a host of taxes and fees are going up to help close Chicago’s budget gap.

While Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson scraped together enough votes to pass a 2025 budget with a patchwork of tax hikes, the ...

The Chicago City Council approved an approximately $17 billion budget for 2025 that raises levies and fees by about $256 ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget plan made it through the City Council on Monday, a hard-fought victory for the mayor that ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago City Council still don’t have a budget agreement. Reports surfaced early Friday that ...

When the Chicago City Council reconvenes Monday afternoon, the big question is will Mayor Brandon Johnson have enough support ...

As the 2025 municipal budget was introduced, the common assumption was either a property tax increase was needed to pay for ...

Although the Chicago City Council passed a budget for 2025 this week, the city’s financial problems are not going away.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was denied a $300 million property tax hike, then a $150 million property tax hike, then a ...

Columbia College Chicago plans to cut 11 undergraduate and graduate programs and eliminate up to 25 faculty positions next ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson eked out a victory Monday with the narrow passage of a $17.3 billion municipal budget plan that does ...