Crain’s politics reporter Justin Laurence talks with host Amy Guth about unprecedented action at City Hall and the work ahead ...

Mayoral aides and some Council members have agreed to cut the proposed increase in half as talks continue. The largest chunk ...

Some at City Hall are rallying around the idea of plugging the budget hole with money set aside to keep the city’s pension ...

Chicago’s Brandon Johnson gives up on a $300 billion property tax hike.

Ahead of a Chicago City Council vote unanimously rejecting Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed $300 million property tax hike, ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson agreed to put nine vacant positions for clinical therapists back into the police budget, Supt. Larry ...

The Chicago City Council delivered a strong rebuke of Mayor Brandon Johnson's fiscal 2025 budget on Thursday, rejecting a $300 million property tax increase.

Chicago City Council unanimously rejected Mayor Johnson's proposed $300 million property tax increase without debate.

They're expected to vote down Mayor Brandon Johnson's $300 million property tax hike proposal. Mayor Brandon Johnson wouldn't ...

The overwhelming vote was largely symbolic. Negotiations to reduce or eliminate the property tax hike and replace it with a ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson argued the tax hike was necessary to avoid mass layoffs, including of police officers. Now, Johnson and City Council will have to figure out how to bring in other revenue to ...