A majority of the Chicago City Council introduced an alternative budget proposal on Wednesday and scheduled a series of ...

The Chicago City Council on Wednesday scheduled five more meetings to ensure they can pass a 2026 budget before the end-of-the-year deadline. Alders and Mayor Brandon Johnson have clashed on how to ...

Another drop in Chicago’s bond rating may not mean much to taxpayers now, but it will mean plenty to their children and ...

A WBEZ analysis of employment data finds a lack of evidence that Chicago’s previous head tax, or its repeal, is to blame for ...

The full Chicago City Council will vote on whether or not to ban hemp-derived THC products Wednesday. The License and ...

The mercury isn't the only thing registering as chilly this December. Relations between Mayor Bandon Johnson and a majority ...

In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop provides highlights from Wednesday's ...

Chicago approves the sale of lots for a $1 each to build the Chicago Torture Justice Memorial in Washington Park.

Chicago alders have introduced their own budget plan, which does not include the corporate head tax proposed by Mayor Brandon ...

The License and Consumer Protection Committee voted 10-6 to send the measure to the full City Council, where it faces an ...

In the latest case to be settled, the Chicago City Council agreed Wednesday to pay $15.4 million to Robert Smith Jr., who ...