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

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

As City Hall hunts for more cash to balance Chicago’s ledger, aldermen and Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration alike have ...

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

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

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

Mayor Brandon Johnson recently unveiled a $16.6 billion budget for 2026, which includes more than $400 million in new taxes.

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

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 ...

A Chicago-based real estate group offers Columbus residents a chance to invest in and co-own Mount Vernon Plaza shopping ...

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