Jake Sheridan

The former Michael Reese Hospital site, between a truck marshaling yard and Lake Meadows apartments in Bronzeville, April 26, 2023.

A tense budget season for Mayor Brandon Johnson seems to be getting worse, with persistent staffing issues in the office tasked with lobbying the

The Chicago City Council emphatically voted down Mayor Brandon Johnson's plan to hike property taxes by $300 million Thursday, creating a yawning hole in the city's 2025 budget that must now be closed.

City Hall's turbulent budget negotiations turned to Chicago's police force Friday, with aldermen split on pushing for cuts or additions to the high-dollar and high-stakes department.

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

Mayor Brandon Johnson is now proposing hiking Chicago property taxes by $150 million, down from his original $300 million recommendation for 2025 that was unanimously struck down by the City Council last week.

CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson is now proposing hiking Chicago property taxes by $150 million, down from his original $300 million recommendation for 2025 that was unanimously struck down by the City Council last week.

Aldermen fretted about the Chicago Fire Department's aging vehicle fleet and sure-to-be-expensive union contract Tuesday as the city's budget hearings continued.

An amendment to the prepaid cell phone tax that passed during the Illinois General Assembly’s veto session will worsen Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget headache.

Chicago's budget gap could grow even bigger thanks to a tax flap in Springfield that is expected to set the city back another $40 million in revenue next year.