Three quarters of respondents to a new poll say they’ll hold the Chicago mayor responsible if he vetoes the City Council’s ...

Ald. Brian Hopkins, whose 2nd ward includes much of downtown, deserves thanks for not giving up on a means to stop teen ...

The mercury isn't the only thing registering as chilly this December. Relations between Mayor Bandon Johnson and a majority ...

A WBEZ analysis of employment data finds a lack of evidence that Chicago’s previous head tax, or its repeal, is to blame for ...

A bold maneuver from alders around Chicago played out Wednesday as the City Council nears the two-month mark of negotiations ...

Chicago aldermen have scheduled a series of five City Council meetings before Christmas as they race the clock to pass a ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson challenged dissenting City Council members who want to nearly double Chicago's $9.50 a month garbage ...

CHICAGO - With three weeks remaining to resolve a $1.1 billion budget shortfall, Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday offered a ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson said he was open to new ideas and continuing negotiations but said he would not allow the city’s budget ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson delivered a defense of his 2026 budget proposal on Tuesday amid opposition from several City ...

A Chicago budget stalemate could drag on for several more weeks. As Mayor Johnson is digging in his heels on his plan with a ...

“A shutdown benefits nobody, least of all the poor and working people of Chicago who rely upon critical services that the ...