Desperate to avoid hitting Chicago home and business owners with a $300 million property tax increase, aldermen pelted the ...

The Editorial Board met with the mayor for the first time since his election and appreciated the opportunity. Here are our ...

All six board members the mayor selected last month are eligible to remain on the 21-seat board that will take office in ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s handpicked school board president resigned Thursday after coming under fire from critics, including Gov. JB Pritzker and the mayor, for social media posts deemed ...

When lukewarm applause followed Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget address Wednesday, it was clear what had sucked the enthusiasm ...

Johnson campaigned on a promise not to raise property taxes, but said he was left with no choice given the city's massive ...

The city hired or promoted 490 employees in the six weeks since Mayor Brandon Johnson announced a hiring freeze, with the Chicago Police Department seeing the most new hires. The employment data ...

CHICAGO — While campaigning to be mayor prior to his election in April 2023, Brandon Johnson repeatedly vowed he would not raise city property taxes. But with Chicago facing a budget deficit of ...

CHICAGO — When Mayor Brandon Johnson honored the Rev. Jesse Jackson with a key to the city earlier this month, he made a point to remind the audience of his own battle inside City Hall.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will announce a property tax increase during his budget address Wednesday, sources say. His constituents were not pleased. CHICAGO (WLS) -- Our coverage of this story ...

That’s how it appears to be going with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s hiring freeze, as officially announced at the beginning of last month. As you likely know, Chicago is staring down a 2025 budget ...