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.

Any government official who has mandated a hiring freeze knows that the first thing they will hear from department heads is how any such declaration cannot possibly apply to them. “We’re too important ...

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

As Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is expected to propose a property tax increase during Wednesday's City Council meeting, some ...

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

Mayor Brandon Johnson's $17.3 billion budget for 2025 says a lot, as all budgets do. It not only tells a tale of how his ...

While campaigning to be mayor prior to his election in April 2023, Brandon Johnson repeatedly vowed he would not raise city ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson was at Sweet Holy Spirit Church ... Johnson initially announced a citywide hiring freeze — then, two days later, exempted the police and fire departments.

As Mayor Brandon Johnson seeks to close a $223 million ... bid to close budget gap Johnson exempts police and fire from hiring freeze, but City Council wants to hear more Johnson freezes hiring ...

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