Jill Jaworski, Mayor Brandon Johnson's chief financial officer, said the state's tax inequities can only be solved by switching from a flat state income tax to a graduated tax, and by extending the ...

Chicago Public Schools interim chief Macquline King is resisting pressure from Mayor Brandon Johnson to make a controversial ...

The bill will cost the city $60 million more in 2027, and by 2055, city pension payments will be $750 million higher than ...

The debate over intoxicating hemp and its place amid the burgeoning legal cannabis market is set to make a return to the ...

A proposed 1% grocery tax in Chicago got off to a rocky start today in the City Council as soon as it was introduced. Ald. Brendan Reilly, 42nd, had been waiting to use a parliamentary maneuver to ...

The first draft of the CPS Budget is due for public review in less than 10 days, but the school district is facing a budget ...

1961: Illinois native Jerry Barber, a 5-foot-5, 135-pound, 45-year-old father of five, sank putts of 20, 40 and 60 feet on the last three greens to tie Don January and force a playoff in the PGA ...

Less than 24 hours later, his remarks reached the walls of President Donald Trump’s Justice Department, triggering an investigation into City Hall’s hiring practices.

Audacy Chicago has named Geoff Buchholz as the Political Editor for WBBM Newsradio. He will lead the newsroom in coverage of ...

Chicago's infamous deal to privatize the city's parking meters could soon cost taxpayers another $15.5 million to settle three yearslong disputes with the company that now owns the meters.

Naperville is now the state's third-largest city, according to recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau By NBC Chicago Staff • Published May 17, 2025 • Updated on May 17, 2025 at 2:59 pm ...