Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson describes the 2026 budget as “Protecting Chicago,” but his plan seems to do the opposite. Taxes ...

Chicago homeowners on the South and West Sides are bracing for huge property tax hikes, driven by surging assessments and ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson laid out his proposal on how to close a projected nearly $1.2 billion budget deficit in 2026.

As aldermen kicked off nearly a month of hearings by quizzing the mayor’s finance team for more than four hours, several ...

The line to draw here is that we either are going to protect working people in Chicago from Trump’s cuts, or we are going to ...

Gov. JB Pritzker ruled out a property tax break for a Chicago Bears stadium in Arlington Heights while keeping the door open ...

With time running short in the Illinois General Assembly’s fall veto session, Democratic lawmakers proposed new taxes on many ...

Illinois House Democrats hope to pass a $1.5 billion Chicago transit funding and reform plan during the final days of session ...

Let’s show our love by backing it with action. Let’s build a policy environment worthy of this city’s promise. So that when ...

This economy is one of the toughest job markets for entry-level positions, and now, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is ...

A new proposal to fund Illinois’ mass transit with new taxes has been met with some skepticism, including from the state’s ...

As many Chicago businesses flee amid runaway crime and taxes, the Democratic leaders of the Windy City are reformulating yet ...