Johnson suggested he had no immediate intention to give back the money when asked how he would handle the sizable ...

CHICAGO — Rapper ‘Lil Durk’ Banks, arrested Thursday night in Florida in connection with an alleged murder-for-hire plot, is among the largest donors to Mayor Brandon Johnson, records ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Mayor Brandon Johnson is proposing a $300 million property tax hike in 2025, going back on a key campaign promise, as he seeks to close a massive budget shortfall of nearly $1 billion.

Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. The City Council began probing Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $17.3 ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson said his proposal avoids mass layoffs in departments like the Chicago police and fire and cuts to city ...

When lukewarm applause followed Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget address Wednesday, it was clear what had sucked the enthusiasm from City Council chambers. The foundation of Johnson’s $17.3 ...

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Lee said he expects the full-funding agreement to be “wrapped up prior to” Trump’s second inauguration ... in keeping with ...

The city of Chicago has hired or promoted 490 people, mostly in the police department, since a freeze was instituted in ...

Invoices and receipts from Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's administration have raised new questions about extravagant spending as the city faces a nearly billion dollar budget shortfall.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Friday refused to say whether he will return $150,000 Chicago rapper Lil Durk contributed to the mayor’s political committee, a day after the artist was arrested in an ...