The city of Chicago has hired or promoted 490 people, mostly in the police department, since a freeze was instituted in ...

It is the nature of bureaucracies to expand or, at the very least, protect their size and thus the clout of the people who ...

A WBEZ analysis shows the city of Chicago hired or promoted 490 people since a hiring freeze was put in place in September.

Chris Taliaferro says Mayor Brandon Johnson made the only decision he could make in deciding not to include police officers as part of the city’s new hiring freeze. “I just believe that ...

Sources say Mayor Brandon Johnson will announce a property tax hike during his budget address, despite campaign promises not to.

As Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson delivers his 2024 budget address during a City Council meeting Wednesday, he is expected to ...

The address is expected to include a proposal for a property tax hike -- a plan that Johnson steadfastly promised against ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson will present his 2025 budget plan Wednesday morning at City Hall, right after sources told WGN the ...

A remembrance ceremony held Monday night honored the life of a six-year-old boy one year after he was allegedly stabbed by his landlord in what authorities called a hate crime. As we celebrate ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson addresses the City Council Wednesday as ... That means cutting vacancies across city departments except ...

It may be apt that Chicago is known as the Windy City, as its government is facing significant headwinds when it comes to the city's budget deficit. Now, Chicago's city hall is attempting to take ...