Mayor Brandon Johnson says he faces $1.15 billion hole in 2026 Chicago budget
The huge shortfall was expected, but Mayor Brandon Johnson faces a tough fight with a restive City Council to fill it and balance the 2026 budget by the end of...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker ponder steps to counter potential National Guard plans in Chicago
Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker worked Sunday preparing plans to counter plans detailed in media reports that the Pentagon has been working on plans for a deployment of...
Citing ‘glaring lack of forensic capability,’ Burke seeks to build staff in first budget fight
Eileen O’Neill Burke wants her office to stay on top of rapidly-developing forensic science and its impact on criminal cases, noting it's the largest in the country without one.
As CTA tax district rakes in huge amount of taxpayer money, decision looms over what to do with it
A North Side tax district is on track to pay off a major facelift of four CTA stations and the century-old infrastructure connecting them way ahead of schedule.
Cook County public health head fired for not renewing medical license
After more than two years on the job as leader of Cook County’s Public Health Department, Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck was fired this January after failing to renew his medical license.
Latest federal list of ‘sanctuary’ jurisdictions includes Chicago, Cook County and Illinois
New list comes after a federal judge last month blocked the Trump administration's challenge of local sanctuary policies.
Mayor Brandon Johnson says police, fire pension sweetener will make Chicago finances ‘far more difficult’
Days after Gov. JB Pritzker signed a pension sweetener for Chicago cops and firefighters into law, Mayor Brandon Johnson said it will set back Chicago's fiscal health.
Mayor Brandon Johnson, facing a yawning budget deficit, could be in for a fight with corporate tax proposals
Facing a $1 billion deficit, Mayor Brandon Johnson has said he would consider a 'head tax' or a payroll expense tax, both of which the city's business community opposes.
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s CFO says property tax hike ‘likely’ in 2026 budget
Chief Financial Officer Jill Jaworski said a property tax hike will likely be "part of the package” for 2026 without addressing how to get aldermen to agree to pass it.
Gov. JB Pritzker signs Chicago police and fire pension bill that’s expected to cost city billions
Gov. JB Pritzker signed a pension bill that will sweeten payouts for Chicago's police officers and firefighters at a steep cost to city taxpayers.