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 ...

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

Regarding “Culture of corruption: Government glut” (Oct. 27), Rick Pearson’s work on this piece was excellent. It no doubt ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson campaigned on a promise he wouldn't raise property taxes, but 18 months in office and a $1 billion budget hole later, he's expected to propose a hike.

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

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

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

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 ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will deliver his highly anticipated 2025 budget address during a City Council meeting Wednesday morning as the city faces a nearly $1 billion shortfall.

While campaigning to be mayor prior to his election in April 2023, Brandon Johnson repeatedly vowed he would not raise city property taxes. But with Chicago facing a budget deficit of nearly $1 ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson will present his 2025 budget plan Wednesday morning at City Hall, right after sources told WGN the mayor plans to propose raising property taxes to close the city’s nearly $1 ...