Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's budget may be in trouble as more than half of Chicago City Council is now supporting an alternative plan that eliminates the controversial head tax the mayor adamantly ...

In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop shares the continued debate around ...

The deadline is coming quickly to hash out Chicago's city budget, and now, more than half of the members of the City Council are laying the pressure on thick to finalize a deal.

Even as City Council members returned to City Hall on Tuesday after the Thanksgiving holiday, there is no clear path to a deal with just 28 days left before the deadline to avoid an unprecedented ...

The mayor is accusing business groups of misleading the public through ads. The CTU's own campaign tells the public alderpersons against the head tax will raise property taxes.

An alternative 2026 budget plan to the one proposed by Mayor Brandon Johnson may include a $1.25 ground-delivery fee on ...

The mayor accused City Council members working on an alternate spending plan of “playing games with working people." ...

The alternate options put on the table would replace Mayor Brandon Johnson's corporate head tax with higher garbage ...

The calendar has turned to the final month, and, as was the case last year at this time, Chicago’s budget clock is ticking.

Mayor Brandon Johnson says he wants to make Chicago the safest and most affordable big city in the country, but Chicago Republicans say the city is not safe or affordable. The mayor has repeated his ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday that his administration has been having discussions about possibly moving Christkindlmarket from Daley Plaza to a different location.

After the death of MAGA activist Charlie Kirk, U.S. President Donald Trump promised "to save Chicago" from crime and migrants ...