By opening the door to a pair of polarizing corporate taxes, Mayor Brandon Johnson could galvanize a progressive base itching ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said he is now open to allowing video gambling terminals (VGTs) in the city after state ...

Johnson should have been “more proactive in meeting the moment we knew was coming” when $1.9 billion in federal pandemic ...

Ald. Jason Ervin (28th), the Budget Committee chair, agreed with Ald. Pat Dowell (3rd), Finance chair, that the Council needs ...

Chicago Public Schools officials are asking for more money from Illinois taxpayers, but a state lawmaker from Chicago says ...

Gov. JB Pritzker’s decision to sign fiscally irresponsible pension legislation sets Chicago back tremendously in righting its ...

Forty-five years ago, the state of Illinois took financial control of Chicago Public Schools. History may be about to repeat ...

Effective immediately, House Bill 3657 makes changes to Tier 2 Chicago Police and Firefighter pension benefits.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says a corporate head tax would not be a job killer, but Republicans in the city disagree. At a ...

The crime numbers are shaping up to be the story of the summer in the city. Through this past weekend, homicides are down 30% ...

The Justice Department sued Illinois, Cook County and the city of Chicago — along with several state and local officials, ...