CHICAGO (CBS) – As the City of Chicago faces a significant budget deficit for this and next fiscal year, the city announced ...

It turns out Mayor Brandon Johnson has more executive-level staff than other recent mayors. There are more city staffers with job titles such as chief, director, or officer in City Hall now than were ...

Facing a burgeoning budget crisis, Johnson on Monday froze hiring and travel and eliminated overtime “not directly required ...

With a projected budget deficit of nearly $1 billion for fiscal year 2025, Chicago officials have imposed a hiring freeze and ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson isn't the first Chicago mayor to tackle a budget crisis by freezing hiring and restricting overtime.

Many questions remain after Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's administration announced a city-wide hiring freeze Monday.

Chicago's hiring freeze to address a budget deficit won't affect public safety jobs, as stated by Mayor Brandon Johnson.

Mayor Brandon Johnson made his first public appearance Wednesday since announcing a citywide hiring freeze to address a ...

Police and fire have typically been exempted from previous hiring freezes in Chicago, but police will be included this time.

The mayor of Chicago is defending his spending choices as the city faces a budget deficit of nearly $1 billion in 2025.

Chicago implements a hiring freeze and cuts overtime amid a $22.9 million current deficit, aiming to tackle a forecasted $982 ...

The City of Chicago has enacted a citywide hiring freeze, effective immediately, as part of its cost-saving measures to ...