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

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

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

CHICAGO — The City of Chicago has enacted a citywide hiring freeze, effective immediately, as part of its cost-saving measures to address a nearly $225 million budget deficit for 2024 ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A day after the City of Chicago announced a hiring freeze on account of a significant budget deficit, CBS News Chicago took a closer look at existing positions at City Hall.

The city of Chicago hired or promoted 490 people since a hiring freeze was put in place in September, an analysis by my WBEZ colleagues Tessa Weinberg, Mariah Woelfel and Amy Qin shows.

[who] implemented a hiring freeze when she addressed back-to-back shortfalls fueled by jumps in the city's mandated pension payments early in her term." But Chicago is not the first city to face ...

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

October 29, 2024 • The city added new employees to its ranks despite a citywide hiring freeze. Millions are pouring into Chicago's school board campaigns. A state senator says he wants to work ...

Wednesday and Thursday mornings will bring the first widespread freeze of the season outside of Chicago, with frost possible in Chicago where low temperatures remain in the middle to upper 30s.